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Rhodophane

Rho′do-phane

(rō′dō̍-fān)
,
Noun.
[Gr.
ῥόδον
the rose +
φαίνειν
to show.]
(Physiol.)
The red pigment contained in the inner segments of the cones of the retina in animals. See
Chromophane
.
W. Kühne.

Definition 2024


rhodophane

rhodophane

English

Noun

rhodophane (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) The red pigment in the inner segments of the cones of the retina in animals.

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