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bacteriorhodopsin

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bak tēr′ē ō rō dop′sin)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bac•te•ri•o•rho•dop•sin  (bak tēr′ē ō rō dop′sin),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
  1. Biochemistrya protein complex in the membrane of halobacteria that conducts a unique form of photosynthesis, employing the light-sensitive pigment retinal rather than the chlorophyll used by all other known photosynthetic organisms.
  • bacterio- + rhodopsin 1975–80

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