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- Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
- Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
- New Latinbactērium
- Englishbacterio-
- Englishrhodopsin
- English todaybacteriorhodopsin
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
bacteriorhodopsin
Today it means: Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps Full definition →
English rhodopsin ← New Latin bactērium ← Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)