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ion·o·phore | \ ī-ˈä-nə-ˌfȯr 
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\Definition of ionophore
: a compound that facilitates transmission of an ion (as of calcium) across a lipid barrier (as in a cell membrane) by combining with the ion or by increasing the permeability of the barrier to it
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ionophore
nounion·o·phore | \ ī-ˈän-ə-ˌfō(ə)r, -ˌfȯ(ə)r \
\Medical Definition of ionophore
: a compound that facilitates transmission of an ion (as of calcium) across a lipid barrier (as in a plasma membrane) by combining with the ion or by increasing the permeability of the barrier to it
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ionophorous \ ī-ə-ˈnäf-ə-rəs \ adjective
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The first known use of ionophore was circa 1955
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