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photopsin

photopsin noun: any of a class of photoreceptor proteins present in the cones of the retina.

Noun

photopsin (plural photopsins)

  1. Any of a class of photoreceptor proteins present in the cones of the retina.

Forms of photopsin

pluralphotopsins

Origin of photopsin

From photo- + opsin.

Questions about photopsin

What does photopsin mean?
Photopsin means any of a class of photoreceptor proteins present in the cones of the retina.
What part of speech is photopsin?
Photopsin is a noun.
What is the plural of photopsin?
The plural of photopsin is photopsins.

Words near photopsin in the dictionary

  1. photoprotoporphyrin
  2. photoprotoporphyrins
  3. photopsia
  4. photopsias
  5. photopsies
  6. photopsin
  7. photopsins
  8. photopsy
  9. photoptarmosis
  10. photopulse
  11. photopulses

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