'Xanthophane' definitions:
Definition of 'Xanthophane'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]