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bacteriorhodopsin

noun
bac路鈥媡e路鈥媟i路鈥媜路鈥媟ho路鈥媎op路鈥媠in | \ bak-藢tir-膿-蓹-r艒-藞d盲p-sin How to pronounce bacteriorhodopsin (audio) \

Definition of bacteriorhodopsin

: a purple-pigmented protein that is found in the outer membrane of a bacterium (Halobacterium salinarium synonym H. halobium) and that converts light energy into chemical energy in the synthesis of ATP

First Known Use of bacteriorhodopsin

1971, in the meaning defined above

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bacteriorhodopsin

noun
bac路鈥媡e路鈥媟i路鈥媜路鈥媟ho路鈥媎op路鈥媠in | \ bak-藢tir-膿-艒-r艒-藞d盲p-s蓹n How to pronounce bacteriorhodopsin (audio) \

Medical Definition of bacteriorhodopsin

: a purple-pigmented protein that is found in the outer membrane of a bacterium (Halobacterium salinarium synonym H. halobium) and that converts light energy into chemical energy in the synthesis of ATP