Rhodophane

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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