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passive transport
DEFINITIONS OF:
passive transport
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n
transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion; expenditure of energy is not required
Type of:
transport
an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
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