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Definition of Retinal purple
1. Noun. A red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light.
Group relationships: Retinal Rod, Rod, Rod Cell
Terms within: Opsin, Retinal, Retinene
Generic synonyms: Photopigment
Lexicographical Neighbors of Retinal Purple
Literary usage of Retinal purple
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1878)
"Under green, however, although the retinal purple quickly changes to yellow, the
complete decomposition takes place afterward more slowly. ..."
2. Animal Life and Intelligence by Conwy Lloyd Morgan (1891)
"The discharge of the colour of the retinal purple may be regarded as the sign of
a chemical change effected by the impact of the light-vibrations. ..."
3. Animal Life and Intelligence by Conwy Lloyd Morgan (1891)
"The discharge of the colour of the retinal purple may be regarded as the sign of
a chemical change effected by the impact of the light-vibrations. ..."
4. An Introduction to Human Physiology by Augustus Désiré Waller (1896)
"The pigment of most interest, and that has been most studied, is rhodopsin, or
the retinal purple, which can be readily seen colouring the inner surface of ..."
5. The Chicago Medical Journal and Examiner (1878)
"Inversely, when the primary cause—the luminous object—has been removed, the nerve
fiber, in proportion as the chemical reconstitution of the retinal purple ..."
6. Ophthalmic review (1895)
"... allowed to mention only a few facts pleading for the retinal purple theory.
... by prolonged exposure to light, such as would bleach the retinal purple. ..."
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