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retinochrome

retinochrome noun: any of a class of photosensitive pigment, related to rhodopsin, located primarily in the inner portions of the visual cells of cephalopods.

Noun

retinochrome (plural retinochromes)

  1. Any of a class of photosensitive pigment, related to rhodopsin, located primarily in the inner portions of the visual cells of cephalopods

Forms of retinochrome

pluralretinochromes

Origin of retinochrome

From retino- + -chrome.

Questions about retinochrome

What does retinochrome mean?
Retinochrome means any of a class of photosensitive pigment, related to rhodopsin, located primarily in the inner portions of the visual cells of cephalopods.
What part of speech is retinochrome?
Retinochrome is a noun.
What is the plural of retinochrome?
The plural of retinochrome is retinochromes.

Words near retinochrome in the dictionary

  1. retinochoroidal
  2. retinochoroidites
  3. retinochoroiditis
  4. retinochoroidopathies
  5. retinochoroidopathy
  6. retinochrome
  7. retinochromes
  8. retinociliary
  9. retinocochleocerebral
  10. retinocollicular
  11. retinocortical

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