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porphyropsin

porphyropsin noun: any of a group of purple carotenoid pigments, similar to rhodopsin, in the retinas of some fish.

Noun

porphyropsin (plural porphyropsins)

  1. Any of a group of purple carotenoid pigments, similar to rhodopsin, in the retinas of some fish

Forms of porphyropsin

pluralporphyropsins

Questions about porphyropsin

What does porphyropsin mean?
Porphyropsin means any of a group of purple carotenoid pigments, similar to rhodopsin, in the retinas of some fish.
What part of speech is porphyropsin?
Porphyropsin is a noun.
What is the plural of porphyropsin?
The plural of porphyropsin is porphyropsins.

Words near porphyropsin in the dictionary

  1. porphyromonad
  2. porphyromonads
  3. porphyrophobia
  4. porphyrophobic
  5. porphyrophobics
  6. porphyropsin
  7. porphyropsins
  8. porphyrous
  9. porphyroxine
  10. porphyry
  11. porphyry shell

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