'Rhodophane' definitions:

Definition of 'Rhodophane'

From: GCIDE

Rhodophane \Rho"do*phane\ (r[=o]"d[-o]*f[=a]n), n. [Gr. "ro`don the rose + fai`nein to show.] (Physiol.) The red pigment contained in the inner segments of the cones of the retina in animals. See Chromophane. --W. K["u]hne. [1913 Webster]