HyperDic: opsin

English > 1 sense of the word opsin:
NOUNsubstanceopsinretinal protein formed by the action of light on rhodopsin
English > opsin: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaningretinal protein formed by the action of light on rhodopsin.
BroaderproteinAny of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells
Substance ofiodopsinA violet photopigment in the retinal cones of the eyes of most vertebrates
visual purple, rhodopsin, retinal purpleA red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates
Spanishopsina
Catalanopsina

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