rhodopsin

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”), due to its pinkish color, and ὄψις (ópsis, “sight”).

Noun

rhodopsin (countable and uncountable, plural rhodopsins)

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

Synonyms

• visual purple

Derived terms

• gloeorhodopsin

Related terms

• conopsin

Translations

a light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the retina

• Polish: rodopsyna f
• Portuguese: rodopsina f

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