rhodopsin
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From Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”), due to its pinkish color, and ὄψις (ópsis, “sight”).
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rhodopsin (countable and uncountable, plural rhodopsins)
- (biochemistry) A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the retina; it consists of an opsin protein bound to the carotenoid retinal
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a light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the retina