rhodopsin

n. 视紫红 [化] 视紫红; 视紫红质

词形变化

rhodopsins 复数 rhodopsins

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the retina; it consists of an opsin protein bound to the carotenoid retinal

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

retinal purple visual purple

上位词 1

photopigment

部分词 3

retinal opsin retinene

整体词 2

rod rod cell

词源

From Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”), due to its pinkish color, and ὄψις (ópsis, “sight”).

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