efflux

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But it will also rise if the hole at the bottom shrinks—if efflux slows.

From Science Magazine • May 24, 2024

Through their work, the scientists unraveled the mechanism of action by which eAmSPCs are more effective: they circumvent efflux.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2024

To infiltrate E. coli, the phage uses an efflux pump, a protein E. coli normally uses to pump antibiotics out of the cell.

From Scientific American • Oct. 13, 2023

These efflux pumps can confer multi-drug resistance, a situation that is threatening human health.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

It sometimes happens, that during a violent storm a large bar of sand is suddenly made to shift its position, so as to prevent the free influx of the tides, or efflux of river water.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir