retinal purple
Synonym of visual purpleSynonym of visual purple.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Synonym of visual purple.
More definitions
- a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light:visual purplerhodopsin
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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