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halorhodopsin

halorhodopsin noun: a light-driven ion pump, specific to chloride ions, found in phylogenetically ancient archaea known as halobacteria.

Noun

halorhodopsin (countable and uncountable, plural halorhodopsins)

  1. A light-driven ion pump, specific to chloride ions, found in phylogenetically ancient archaea known as halobacteria.

Forms of halorhodopsin

pluralhalorhodopsins

Origin of halorhodopsin

From halo- + rhodopsin.

Questions about halorhodopsin

What does halorhodopsin mean?
Halorhodopsin means a light-driven ion pump, specific to chloride ions, found in phylogenetically ancient archaea known as halobacteria.
What part of speech is halorhodopsin?
Halorhodopsin is a noun.
What is the plural of halorhodopsin?
The plural of halorhodopsin is halorhodopsins.

Words near halorhodopsin in the dictionary

  1. haloragaceous
  2. haloragidaceous
  3. halorespiration
  4. halorespirer
  5. halorespirers
  6. halorhodopsin
  7. halorhodopsins
  8. haloritid
  9. haloritids
  10. halos
  11. halosaline

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