Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rhodopsin

/ɹoʊdˈɑpsən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: rhodopsin
IPA: /ɹoʊdˈɑpsən/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the retina; it consists of an opsin protein bound to the carotenoid retinal

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”), due to its pinkish color, and ὄψις (ópsis, “sight”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

rhodopsins (plural)

Derived Forms

bacteriorhodopsin bathorhodopsin channelrhodopsin gloeorhodopsin halorhodopsin isorhodopsin metarhodopsin photorhodopsin xanthorhodopsin

Frequently Paired Words

conopsin

Synonyms

visual purple retinal purple

Rhymes With

hopson dopson

Questions

How do you pronounce rhodopsin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹoʊdˈɑpsən/.
What does rhodopsin mean?: A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the retina; it consists of an opsin protein bound to the carotenoid retinal
Where does rhodopsin come from?: From Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”), due to its pinkish color, and ὄψις (ópsis, “sight”).

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