halorhodopsin

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Etymology

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From halo- +‎ rhodopsin.

Noun

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halorhodopsin (countable and uncountable, plural halorhodopsins)

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

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