RHODOPSIN


Meaning of RHODOPSIN in English

n.

Pronunciation: r ō - ' däp-s ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary rhod- + Greek ops is sight, vision + International Scientific Vocabulary 1 -in ― more at OPTIC

Date: 1886

: a red photosensitive pigment in the retinal rods of the eye of most vertebrates that is important in vision in dim light ― called also visual purple

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