Meaning Of The Word Opsin

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opsin in American English
any of several colorless proteins, found in the rods and cones of the retina, that combine with various forms of retinal to produce light-sensitive pigments such as rhodopsin
noun: any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin

opsin in British English
noun: the protein that together with retinene makes up the purple visual pigment rhodopsin

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