受じゅ動どう輸ゆ送そう

noun

passive transport

Biology term for the movement of substances across a cell membrane without energy input, often contrasted with 能動輸送 (active transport).

See also: 能動輸送

• 受じゅ動どう輸ゆ送そうにはエネルギーが必ひつ要ようない。

  Passive transport does not require energy.

• 細さい胞ぼう膜まくを通とおした水みずの移い動どうは受じゅ動どう輸ゆ送そうの一いち例れいだ。

  The movement of water across a cell membrane is an example of passive transport.