Rhodopsin

What do we mean by rhodopsin?

The pigment sensitive to red light in the retinal rods of the eyes, consisting of opsin and retinene. noun

Visual purple; a pigment found in the outer segments of the retinal rods. noun

The visual purple. See under visual. noun

A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the retina; it consists of an opsin protein bound to the carotenoid retinal noun

A red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light noun

A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the retina; it consists of an opsin protein bound to the carotenoid retinal

Words that are spelled similarly to rhodopsin:
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Words that sound like rhodopsin:
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