Rhodopsin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The pigment sensitive to red light in the retinal rods of the eyes, consisting of opsin and retinene. Also called visual purple.
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  • n. A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the retina; it consists of an opsin protein bound to the carotenoid retinal
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The visual purple. See under visual.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Visual purple; a pigment found in the outer segments of the retinal rods.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light
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    photopigment   
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    visual   
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    visual purple   
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