NOUN | substance | photopigment | a special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina |
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Meaning | A special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina. | |
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Narrower | iodopsin | A violet photopigment in the retinal cones of the eyes of most vertebrates |
visual purple, rhodopsin, retinal purple | A red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates | |
Broader | pigment | dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid / liquid to produce paint, etc.) |
Spanish | fotopigmento |
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