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halorhodopsins

halorhodopsins is the plural of halorhodopsin.

Meaning of halorhodopsin

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.

Questions about halorhodopsins

What is halorhodopsins the plural of?
Halorhodopsins is the plural of halorhodopsin.

Words near halorhodopsins in the dictionary

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

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