Definitions for iodopsins

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iodopsins i·o·dop·sin

Spelling: [ahy-uh-dop-sin]

IPA: /ˌaɪ əˈdɒp sɪn/

Iodopsins is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 171 anagrams from letters in iodopsins (diinoopss).

Definitions for iodopsins

noun

1. a photosensitive violet pigment that occurs in the cones of the retina and is transformed by light into retinal and an opsin protein.

Origin of iodopsins

1935-40; Greek īṓd(ēs) taken as derivative of íon violet (see iodine) + opsin, on the pattern of rhodopsin