por|phy|rop|sin

por|phy|rop|sin
por|phy|rop|sin «PR fuh ROP sihn», noun.
a purple carotenoid pigment found in the rods of the retinas of freshwater fishes and certain frogs, analogous to rhodopsin.
[< Greek porphýrā purple + ópsis sight + English -in]

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