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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A yellow coloring matter derived from the retina.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol.) The yellow pigment present in the inner segments of the retina in animals. See
chromophane .
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- noun biochemistry The
yellow form ofchromophane
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