chromophanes

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A form of chromophane — Any of several colouring matters, red, green, yellow, etc., present in the inner segments in the cones of the retina, held in solution by fats, and slowly decolorized by light; distinct from the photochemical pigments of the rods of the retina.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of chromophane
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