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scotopsin

scotopsin noun: the protein component of rhodopsin.

Noun

scotopsin (uncountable)

  1. The protein component of rhodopsin.

Origin of scotopsin

From scoto- + opsin.

Questions about scotopsin

What does scotopsin mean?
Scotopsin means the protein component of rhodopsin.
What part of speech is scotopsin?
Scotopsin is a noun.

Words near scotopsin in the dictionary

  1. scotophor
  2. scotophoric
  3. scotophors
  4. scotopia
  5. scotopic
  6. scotopsin
  7. scotoscope
  8. scotoscopes
  9. scotosis
  10. scototactic
  11. scototaxes

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