Chromophane Definition

noun

(biology) Any of several colouring matters, red, green, yellow, etc., present in the inner segments in the cones of the retina, held in solution by fats, and slowly decolorized by light; distinct from the photochemical pigments of the rods of the retina.

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Noun

Singular:
chromophane
Plural:
chromophanes

Origin of Chromophane

  • Ancient Greek colour + to show.

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