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rhodopsin
[ roh-dop-sin ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- a bright-red photosensitive pigment found in the rod-shaped cells of the retina of certain fishes and most higher vertebrates: it is broken down by the action of dim light into retinal and opsin.
rhodopsin
/ rəʊˈdɒpsɪn /
noun
- a red pigment in the rods of the retina in vertebrates. It is dissociated by light into retinene, the light energy being converted into nerve signals, and is re-formed in the dark Also calledvisual purple See also iodopsin
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rhodopsin1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rhodopsin1
C20: from rhodo- + -opsis + -in
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Example Sentences
In the outer part of the rods the visual purple or rhodopsin is found.
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