Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metamelanopsin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: metame-lanopsin
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of melanopsin containing the all-trans isomer of retinal

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In squid and octopus rhodopsins, acid metarhodopsin (all-trans form) shows light-dependent conversion mainly to the original rhodopsins (11-cis form) at 0°C [16, 17 ], whereas metamelanopsin (all-trans form) is converted to extramelanopsin (7-cis form) in addition to the original melanopsin (11-cis form) [10 ]."

Etymology

From meta- + melanopsin.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: meta

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does metamelanopsin mean?: A form of melanopsin containing the all-trans isomer of retinal
Where does metamelanopsin come from?: From meta- + melanopsin.

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