Chemosmotic

/ˌkiːmoʊzˈmɒtɪk/ adjective

Relating to or involving the process of chemosmosis, particularly the use of ion gradients across membranes to generate cellular energy.

From chemo- + osmotic (relating to osmosis). The -ic suffix creates an adjective form. This term became standard in biochemistry after Peter Mitchell's 1961 chemiosmotic theory.

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