Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A yellowish-green pigment found in the fat-droplets which occur in the retinal epithelial cells of some of the lower animals: for example, the frog.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol. Chem.) A yellow coloring matter, soluble in ether, contained in the small round fat drops in the retinal epithelium cells. It is best obtained from the eyes of frogs.
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- noun organic chemistry A yellow
pigment found in the small roundfat drops in theretinal epithelium cells .
Etymologies
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hernesheir commented on the word lipochrin
Oh dear. I don't think frogapplause will like this term at all.
December 19, 2012