lumirhodopsin

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noun

A pigment formed when rhodopsin is irradiated with light; it undergoes further degradation to retinal and opsin

OriginLatin lumen →
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Meanings

nounlumirhodopsin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA pigment formed when rhodopsin is irradiated with light; it undergoes further degradation to retinal and opsin

Origin

  1. Latinlumen“light”
  2. Englishlumirhodopsin

From Latin lumen (“light”), and rhodopsin.

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lumirhodopsin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lumirhodopsin

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“lumirhodopsin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lumirhodopsin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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