rho·dop·sin (r -d p s n)n. The pigment sensitive to red light in the retinal rods of the eyes, consisting of opsin and retinene. Also called visual purple. |
rhodopsin [rəʊˈdɒpsɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) 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 called visual purple See also iodopsin
[from rhodo- + -opsis + -in]
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| Noun | 1. | rhodopsin - a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light opsin - retinal protein formed by the action of light on rhodopsin retinal, retinene - either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light photopigment - a special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina |
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