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rhodopsin

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rhodopsin /rə(ʊ)ˈdɒpsɪn/

▶noun a purplish-red light-sensitive pigment present in the retinas of humans and many other animal groups.

– origin C19: from Gk rhodon ‘rose’ + opsis ‘sight’ + -in1.

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