"retinochrome" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: retinochromes [plural]
Etymology: retino- + -chrome Etymology templates: {{confix|en|retino|chrome}} retino- + -chrome Head templates: {{en-noun}} retinochrome (plural retinochromes)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of a class of photosensitive pigment, related to rhodopsin, located primarily in the inner portions of the visual cells of cephalopods Categories (topical): Biochemistry

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