(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 21 2005 at 5:12:13

Xan"tho*phane (?), n. [Xantho- + Gr. fai`nein to show.] (Physiol.)

The yellow pigment present in the inner segments of the retina in animals. See Chromophane.

 

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