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iodopsin

(ī′ə däp′sin)

noun

a photosensitive, violet-colored protein pigment found in the cones of the retinas of animals that have color vision

Origin: < iod(o)- + Gr opsis, sight (< ōps, eye) + -in

See iodopsin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A violet, light-sensitive pigment found in the retinal cones of the eye.

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