PORPHYROPSIN

Meaning of PORPHYROPSIN in English

[por.phy.rop.sin] n [Gk porphyra purple + E -opsin (as in rhodopsin)] (1930): a purple pigment in the retinal rods of freshwater fishes that resembles rhodopsin

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

PORPHYROPSIN — noun Etymology: Greek porphyra purple + English -opsin (as in rhodopsin) Date: 1930 a purple pigment in the retinal rods …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PORPHYROPSIN — ˌpȯ(r)fəˈräpsə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek porphyra purple + English -opsin : a purple pigment in the retinal rods …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PORPHYROPSIN — noun Etymology: Greek porphyra purple + English -opsin (as in rhodopsin ) Date: 1930 : a purple pigment in the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PORPHYROPSIN — n. Pronunciation: ˌ po ̇ r-f ə - ' räp-s ə n Function: noun Etymology: Greek porphyra purple + English …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
VITAMIN A — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷mə̇ˈnā noun : any of several fat-soluble vitamins or a mixture of two or more of them whose lack in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VISUAL PURPLE — noun : a photosensitive red or purple pigment in the retinal rods of various vertebrates ; especially : rhodopsin — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RHODOPSIN — rōˈdäpsə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary rhod- + ops- (from Greek opsis sight) + -in — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RETINENE — ˈret ə nˌēn noun ( -s ) Etymology: retin- (II) + -ene : either of two carotenoid pigments that are …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OPSIN — ˈäpsə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably back-formation from rhodopsin : any of various colorless proteins formed together with retinene …
Webster's New International English Dictionary

Merriam-Webster English vocab

← PORPHYRITIC PORPHYRY→