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Etymology
1. rhodopsin
noun. ['roʊˈdɑːpsən'] a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light.
Etymology
- ῥόδον (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
Rhymes with Rhodopsin
- hopson
- dopson
Sentences with rhodopsin
1. Noun, singular or mass
Blacklights work in part by photobleaching the rhodopsin in the rods of your eyes.