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phoborhodopsin

phoborhodopsin noun: a photoreceptor pigment used for negative phototaxis in halobacteria.

Noun

phoborhodopsin (uncountable)

  1. A photoreceptor pigment used for negative phototaxis in halobacteria

Questions about phoborhodopsin

What does phoborhodopsin mean?
Phoborhodopsin means a photoreceptor pigment used for negative phototaxis in halobacteria.
What part of speech is phoborhodopsin?
Phoborhodopsin is a noun.

Words near phoborhodopsin in the dictionary

  1. phobocracies
  2. phobocracy
  3. phobocratic
  4. phobogenic
  5. phobophobia
  6. phoborhodopsin
  7. Phobos
  8. Phobosian
  9. Phobosians
  10. phobosophy
  11. phobotactic

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