aquaporin
noun
- type of protein
- protein
- protein
- protein
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aquabor. Middle English aqua English aqua- English pore Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English porin English aquaporin From aqua- + porin.
- Any of a class of proteins that form water-permeable pores in the membrane of biological cells.