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opsins

opsins is the plural of opsin.

Meaning of opsin

Noun

opsin (plural opsins)

  1. Any of a group of light-sensitive proteins in the retina.
    • Ramirez and Oakley therefore predicted that opsins are present in octopus skin, where they might act as light sensors.2015 May 20, Mo Costandi, The Guardian

Questions about opsins

What is opsins the plural of?
Opsins is the plural of opsin.

Words near opsins in the dictionary

  1. opsimathic
  2. opsimaths
  3. opsimathy
  4. opsin
  5. opsinization
  6. opsins
  7. opsiometer
  8. opsiometers
  9. opsismodysplasia
  10. opsoclonus
  11. opsomania

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