bacteriorhodopsin
noun
bacteriorhodopsin is spelled B-A-C-T-E-R-I-O-R-H-O-D-O-P-S-I-N: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bacteriorhodopsin means “Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bacteriorhodopsin is bacteriorhodopsins.
How many letters and syllables are in bacteriorhodopsin?
| Letters | 17: B-A-C-T-E-R-I-O-R-H-O-D-O-P-S-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bacteriorhodopsin?
Bacteriorhodopsin appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of bacteriorhodopsin
- bacteriorhodopsins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bacteriorhodopsin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bacteriorhodopsin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bactériorhodopsine |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bacteriorhodopsin come from?
From bacterio- + rhodopsin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).