| 单词 | rhodopsin |
| 释义 | rhodopsin[ roh-dop-sin ] / roʊˈdɒp sɪn / noun Biochemistry.a bright-red photosensitive pigment found in the rod-shaped cells of the retina of certain fishes and most higher vertebrates: it is broken down by the action of dim light into retinal and opsin. Also called visual purple. Origin of rhodopsin1885–90; rhod- + Greek óps(is) sight, vision + -in2 Words nearby rhodopsinrhodomontade, rhodonite, Rhodope, Rhodope Mountains, rhodophylaxis, rhodopsin, rhodora, Rhodos, Rhoecus, rhoicissus, rhomb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rhodopsin
British Dictionary definitions for rhodopsinrhodopsin / (rəʊˈdɒpsɪn) / nouna red pigment in the rods of the retina in vertebrates. It is dissociated by light into retinene, the light energy being converted into nerve signals, and is re-formed in the darkAlso called: visual purple See also iodopsin Word Origin for rhodopsinC20: from rhodo- + -opsis + -in Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for rhodopsinrhodopsin [ rō-dŏp′sĭn ] n.A thermolabile protein that is sensitive to red light and is found in the external segments of the rods of the retina of the eye.visual purple The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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