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proteorhodopsin

proteorhodopsin noun: any of several proteins, found in marine bacteria, that are light-dependent proton pumps.

Noun

proteorhodopsin (plural proteorhodopsins)

  1. Any of several proteins, found in marine bacteria, that are light-dependent proton pumps.

Forms of proteorhodopsin

pluralproteorhodopsins

Questions about proteorhodopsin

What does proteorhodopsin mean?
Proteorhodopsin means any of several proteins, found in marine bacteria, that are light-dependent proton pumps.
What part of speech is proteorhodopsin?
Proteorhodopsin is a noun.
What is the plural of proteorhodopsin?
The plural of proteorhodopsin is proteorhodopsins.

Words near proteorhodopsin in the dictionary

  1. proteophosphoglycans
  2. proteoplast
  3. proteoplasts
  4. proteopolymersome
  5. proteopolymersomes
  6. proteorhodopsin
  7. proteorhodopsins
  8. proteose
  9. proteoses
  10. proteosis
  11. proteosomal

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