rhodopsin

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”), due to its pinkish color, and ὄψις (ópsis, “sight”). === Noun === rhodopsin (countable and uncountable, plural rhodopsins) (biochemistry) A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the retina; it consists of an opsin protein bound to the carotenoid retinal ==== Synonyms ==== visual purple ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== conopsin ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === donorship, phoronids