See Also: porin(medicine)
porin(dictionary)

rootle (oh) and porin (iou)


rootle (oh)



BrE informal to search for something by moving many Other things around
-- rootle n [singular]

porin (iou)



porin noun. L20.
[from Greek poros PORE noun + -IN1.]
Biochemistry. Any of a class of proteins having molecules which can form channels (large enough to allow the passage of small ions etc.) through cellular membranes esp. of some bacteria.