chemiosmotic coupling
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chemiosmosis — chemi·os·mo·sis (kem″e os moґsis) a mechanism by which the energy stored in a transmembrane electrochemical gradient is used to drive a process requiring energy, such as oxidative phosphorylation. Called also chemiosmotic coupling.… … Medical dictionary
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