IODOPSIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does iodopsin mean? 

• IODOPSIN (noun)
  The noun IODOPSIN has 1 sense:

1. a violet photopigment in the retinal cones of the eyes of most vertebrates; plays a role in daylight vision

  Familiarity information: IODOPSIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IODOPSIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A violet photopigment in the retinal cones of the eyes of most vertebrates; plays a role in daylight vision

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("iodopsin" is a kind of...):

photopigment (a special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina)

Meronyms (substance of "iodopsin"):

opsin (retinal protein formed by the action of light on rhodopsin)

Holonyms ("iodopsin" is a part of...):

cone; cone cell; retinal cone (a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color)