visual purple

Noun
  1. A red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates;
    Dissociates into retinene by light (synset 115113436)
    is a type of: photopigment - a special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina
    is a part of: retinal rod, rod, rod cell - a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light
    substance holonym:
    • opsin - retinal protein formed by the action of light on rhodopsin
    • retinal, retinene - either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light
    same as: retinal purple, rhodopsin

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