HyperDic: photopigment

English > 1 sense of the word photopigment:
NOUNsubstancephotopigmenta special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina
English > photopigment: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina.
NarroweriodopsinA 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
Broaderpigmentdry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid / liquid to produce paint, etc.)
Spanishfotopigmento

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