"photopsin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: photopsins [plural]
Etymology: From photo- + opsin. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|photo|opsin}} photo- + opsin Head templates: {{en-noun}} photopsin (plural photopsins)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of a class of photoreceptor proteins present in the cones of the retina Wikipedia link: photopsin Categories (topical): Proteins

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