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TRANSPORTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)
Synonyms:
conveyer; conveyer belt; conveyor; conveyor belt; transporter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("transporter" is a kind of...):
belt (endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys)
Domain category:
factory; manufactory; manufacturing plant; mill (a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transporter"):
carousel; carrousel; luggage carousel; luggage carrousel (a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air travelers)
Holonyms ("transporter" is a part of...):
assembly line; line; production line (mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it)
Derivation:
transport (move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and unloading ships
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("transporter" is a kind of...):
crane (lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis)
Derivation:
transport (move something or somebody around; usually over long distances)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A long truck for carrying motor vehicles
Synonyms:
car transporter; transporter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("transporter" is a kind of...):
motortruck; truck (an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling)
Derivation:
transport (move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body)
transport (move something or somebody around; usually over long distances)
Context examples:
Transporters for serotonin, dopamine, GABA and noradrenaline remove these neurotransmitters from the synapse to terminate signaling.
(Attenuation of GPCR Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
An inhibitor of the adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-binding cassette (ABC) transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp), with adjuvant activity.
(P-glycoprotein Inhibitor HM30181AK, NCI Thesaurus)
This transporter protein is similar to ABC superfamily of transport systems and is over expressed in a multidrug-resistant SCLC cell line.
(ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family C, Member 1, NCI Thesaurus)
Paroxetine binds to the pre-synaptic serotonin transporter complex resulting in negative allosteric modulation of the complex, thereby blocking reuptake of serotonin by the pre-synaptic transporter.
(Paroxetine Mesylate, NCI Thesaurus)
Paroxetine binds to the pre-synaptic serotonin transporter complex resulting in negative allosteric modulation of the complex thereby blocking reuptake of serotonin by the pre-synaptic transporter.
(Paroxetine hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
The anhydrous form of canagliflozin, a C-glucoside with a thiophene ring that is an orally available inhibitor of sodium-glucose transporter 2 (SGLT2) with antihyperglycemic activity.
(Canagliflozin Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)
Monocarboxylate transporter 1 (500 aa, ~54 kDa) is encoded by the human SLC16A1 gene.
(Monocarboxylate Transporter 1, NCI Thesaurus)
Renal epithelial cell apical and basolateral polyspecific organic-cation transporters mediate excretion of endogenous and exogenous compounds.
(Organic Cation Transporter-Like 2 Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
P-gp, encoded by the MDR-1 gene, is a member of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) superfamily of transmembrane transporters; it prevents the intestinal uptake and intracellular accumulation of various cytotoxic agents.
(Oraxol, NCI Thesaurus)
This agent circumvents multidrug-resistance (MDR) transporters, including P-glycoprotein (P-gp).
(Annamycin Liposomal, NCI Thesaurus)
