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photopigment vs visual purple

visual purple vs photopigment

photopigment and visual purple both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
photopigment Yes No No No
visual purple Yes No No No
As nouns, visual purple is a hyponym of photopigment; that is, visual 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
  • visual purple: a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light
Other hyponyms of photopigment include iodopsin, retinal purple, rhodopsin.
photopigment (noun) visual 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 visual purple

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