iodopsin

I1O1D2O1P3S1I1N1

noun

A photoreceptor protein found in the cone cells of the retina, the basis of colour vision.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nouniodopsin (plural iodopsins)

plural iodopsins

  1. A photoreceptor protein found in the cone cells of the retina, the basis of colour vision.
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