iodopsin

American

[ahy-uh-dop-sin] / ˌaɪ əˈdɒp sɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

a photosensitive violet pigment that occurs in the cones of the retina and is transformed by light into retinal and an opsin protein.

iodopsin British

/ ˌaɪəˈdɒpsɪn /

noun

Also called: visual violet. a violet light-sensitive pigment in the cones of the retina of the eye that is responsible for colour vision See also rhodopsin

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Etymology

Origin of iodopsin

1935–40; < Greek īṓd ( ēs ) taken as derivative of íon violet ( iodine ) + opsin, on the pattern of rhodopsin

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