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Rhodopsin
Meaning
Noun
●
In Biochemistry:
A
light-sensitive
pigment
in the
rod cells
of the
retina
; it
consists of
an
opsin
protein
bound to
the
carotenoid
retina
l
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Origin
rhodopsin
English
ῥόδον
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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