halorhodopsin

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounhalorhodopsin (countable and uncountable, plural halorhodopsins)

plural halorhodopsins

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

Origin

From halo- + rhodopsin.

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Translations

French halorhodopsine
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APA

halorhodopsin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halorhodopsin

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“halorhodopsin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halorhodopsin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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