"channelrhodopsin" meaning in All languages combined

See channelrhodopsin on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: channelrhodopsins [plural]
Etymology: channel + rhodopsin Etymology templates: {{compound|en|channel|rhodopsin}} channel + rhodopsin Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} channelrhodopsin (countable and uncountable, plural channelrhodopsins)
  1. An opsin protein that controls phototaxis in unicellular green algae. Wikipedia link: channelrhodopsin Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-channelrhodopsin-en-noun-fmqTfjL~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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