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photopigment vs retinal purple

retinal purple vs photopigment

photopigment and retinal purple both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
photopigment Yes No No No
retinal purple Yes No No No
As nouns, retinal purple is a hyponym of photopigment; that is, retinal purple is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than photopigment:
  • photopigment: a special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina
  • retinal purple: a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light
Other hyponyms of photopigment include iodopsin, rhodopsin, visual purple.
photopigment (noun) retinal purple (noun)
a special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light
Difference between photopigment and retinal purple

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