# halorhodopsin

> English word · Noun

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

## Etymology
From halo- + rhodopsin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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