PORPHYROPSIN


Meaning of PORPHYROPSIN in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ po ̇ r-f ə - ' räp-s ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: Greek porphyra purple + English -opsin (as in rhodopsin )

Date: 1930

: a purple pigment in the retinal rods of freshwater fishes that resembles rhodopsin

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