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noun
Any of a group of light-sensitive proteins in the retina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
retinal protein formed by the action of light on rhodopsin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: protein
History
Shortened form of rhodopsin. From Ancient Greek ὄψις (ópsis, “sight”) + -in.
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