Meaning & use
transporters
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People, vehicles, or devices that carry or move something from one place to another.
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The transporters delivered the new machinery to the factory floor.
In the science-fiction series, transporters could beam characters across space instantly.
A note on using this word
In biology, 'transporters' also refers to proteins embedded in cell membranes that move specific molecules across them.
Words with a similar meaning
carriershaulers
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Another way to use it
2. noun
In biology, proteins embedded in a cell membrane that move specific molecules across it.
Glucose transporters allow sugar molecules to enter the cell.
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