(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:42:23

Rho"do*phane (?), n. [Gr. "ro`don the rose + to show.] Physiol.

The red pigment contained in the inner segments of the cones of the retina in animals. See Chromophane.

 

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