lumirhodopsin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pigment formed when rhodopsin is irradiated with light; it undergoes further degradation to retinal and opsin

Word forms

lumirhodopsin

Etymology

From Latin lumen (“light”), and rhodopsin.

Derived words

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