| Pronunciation: | | row'dâpsin
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[n] a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light |
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RHODOPSIN is a 9 letter word that starts with R. |
| | Synonyms: | | retinal purple, visual purple |
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| | See Also: | | opsin, photopigment, retinal, retinal rod, retinene, rod, rod cell |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Rho*dop"sin\, n. [Gr. "ro`don rose + "w`ps eye.]
(Physiol.)
The visual purple. See under {Visual}.
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