photopigment
photopigment · photopigments
Any pigment that is unstable in the presence of lightAny pigment that is unstable in the presence of light; used especially of the chromophore pigments in the rod cells and cone cells of the eye
Meaning
1 sensesAny pigment that is unstable in the presence of light; used especially of the chromophore pigments in the rod cells and cone cells of the eye
More definitions
- a special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina
Forms
plural: photopigments| Singular | photopigment |
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