Associations to the word «Rhodopsin»

Wiktionary

RHODOPSIN, noun. (biochemistry) A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the retina; it consists of an opsin protein bound to the carotenoid retinal

Dictionary definition

RHODOPSIN, noun. A red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats