- Retinal purple
- Retinal Ret"i*nal, a. (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the retina.
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{Retinal purple} (Physiol. Chem.), the visual purple. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Retinal purple
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retinal purple — noun a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light • Syn: ↑visual purple, ↑rhodopsin • Hypernyms: ↑photopigment • Part Holonyms: ↑rod, ↑rod cell, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Retinal — Ret i*nal, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the retina. [1913 Webster] {Retinal purple} (Physiol. Chem.), the visual purple. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
retinal — I noun either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light • Syn: ↑retinene • Hypernyms: ↑pigment • Substance Holonyms: ↑visual purple, ↑rhodopsin, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
retinal rod — noun a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light • Syn: ↑rod, ↑rod cell • Hypernyms: ↑visual cell • Part Holonyms: ↑retina • Part Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Purple — This article is about the color. For other uses, see Purple (disambiguation). Purple … Wikipedia
Purple Earth Hypothesis — The astrobiological hypothesis that life forms of early Earth were retinal based rather than chlorophyll based thus making Earth appear purple rather than green. An example of a retinal based organism today is the photosynthetic microbe called… … Wikipedia
visual purple — noun a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light • Syn: ↑rhodopsin, ↑retinal purple • Hypernyms: ↑photopigment • Part Holonyms: ↑rod, ↑rod cell, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
visual purple — noun Date: 1878 a photosensitive red or purple pigment in the retinal rods of various vertebrates; especially rhodopsin … New Collegiate Dictionary
Родопсин (Rhodopsin), Пурпур Зрительный (Visual Purple) — содержащийся внутри палочек пигмент сетчатки глаза, в состав которого входит ретинальдегид (retinal) витамин А и белок. Наличие родопсина в сетчатке глаза необходимо для обеспечения нормального зрения при тусклом свете. Под воздействием света… … Медицинские термины
retinene — noun either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light • Syn: ↑retinal • Derivationally related forms: ↑retinal (for: ↑retinal) • Hypernyms: ↑pigment … Useful english dictionary
