Ionophore

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  ionophore \i*on"o*phore`\ n. [ion + -phore] (Biochemistry)
     A compound that enhances transport of ions across cellular
     membranes, by binding them and carrying them across. As a
     class ionophores tend to be lipophilic in nature; each
     compound is usually specific for one or a small number of
     ions.


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