IODOPSIN


Meaning of IODOPSIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌī-ə-ˈdäp-sən ]

noun

Etymology: iod- (from Greek ioeidēs violet colored) + Greek ops is sight, vision + English -in — more at optic

Date: 1938

: a photosensitive violet pigment in the retinal cones that is similar to rhodopsin but more labile, is formed from vitamin A, and is important in daylight vision

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