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Xanthophane

Xanthophane \Xan"tho*phane\, n. [Xantho- + Gr. fai`nein to show.] (Physiol.) The yellow pigment present in the inner segments of the retina in animals. See Chromophane.

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xanthophane

n. (context biochemistry English) The yellow form of chromophane