melanopsin etymology

English word melanopsin comes from English melano- (Melanin.), English opsin

Detailed word origin of melanopsin

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
melano- English (eng) Melanin.
opsin English (eng) (biochemistry) Any of a group of light-sensitive proteins in the retina.
melanopsin English (eng) Any of a class of photopigment (an opsin) found in the retina; they are involved in the regulation of circadian rhythms.

Words with the same origin as melanopsin

Descendants of melano-
eumelanosome melanoblast melanocratic melanocyte melanoderma melanofilament melanogen melanoid melanolysosome melanoma melanomacrophage melanophage melanophore melanoprotein melanosarcoma melanosis melanosomal melanosome melanotubule melanous melanuria pheomelanosome