vis•u•al pur•ple
We found 2 definitions of visual purple from 2 different sources.
Noun |
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visual purple - a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light | ||
rhodopsin, retinal purple | ||
photopigment a special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina | ||
retinal rod, rod cell, rod any rod-shaped bacterium | ||
opsin retinal protein formed by the action of light on rhodopsin |