English word retinochrome comes from English -chrome (Having a specified colour. Various pigments.), English retino- (Retina.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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-chrome | English (eng) | Having a specified colour. Various pigments. |
retino- | English (eng) | Retina. |
retinochrome | English (eng) | (biochemistry) A photosensitive pigment, related to rhodopsin, located primarily in the inner portions of the visual cells of cephalopods. |