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iodopsin
i·o·dop·sin
[
ə dópsin
]
noun
Definition:
pigment in eye:
a photosensitive violet pigment in the retinal cones of the eye
[
Mid-20th century. < Greek
iōdēs
(see
iodine
) + opsin, after rhodopsin
]
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