diffusible
adjective biology, chemistry specialized uk/dɪˈfjuː.zə.bəl/ us/dɪˈfjuː.zə.bəl/
可扩散的
able to be diffused (= spread through or into a surrounding substance)
Cells can communicate via diffusible molecules. 细胞可以通过可扩散的分子进行交流。
The jelly coats of the frog's eggs consist of small diffusible proteins.
Opposite: non-diffusible
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- Diffusible factors secreted by neurons can direct glial cell migration from a distance.
- He wrote a study of the diffusible factor released by the jelly of the egg of the toad Bufo arenarum.
- The rat liver cells produce a diffusible activity which inhibits the differentiation of embryonal carcinoma and embryonic stem cells.
- Diffusible stimulants and hypodermic injections of strychnine are the usual treatment.