rhodopsin (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *rhodopsin*:
NOUN	substance	rhodopsin, visual purple, retinal purple	a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates

rhodopsin > pronunciation
Sounds	rowdaa'psahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *rhodopsin*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light.
Synonyms	visual purple, retinal purple
Part of	rod, rod cell, retinal rod	A visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light
Broader	photopigment	A special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina
Substances	opsin	retinal protein formed by the action of light on rhodopsin
Substances	retinene, retinal	Either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light
Spanish	púrpura retiniana, púrpura visual, rodopsina
Catalan	rodopsina

HyperDic: rhodopsin