[ rə(ʊ)'dɒpsɪn ]
■ noun a purplish-red light-sensitive pigment present in the retinas of humans and many other animal groups.
Origin
C19: from Gk rhodon 'rose' + opsis 'sight' + -in 1 .
[ rə(ʊ)'dɒpsɪn ]
■ noun a purplish-red light-sensitive pigment present in the retinas of humans and many other animal groups.
Origin
C19: from Gk rhodon 'rose' + opsis 'sight' + -in 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004