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Lipochrin

Lip′o-chrin

(lĭp′ō̍-krĭn)
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Noun.
[Gr.
λίποσ
fat +
χρόα
color.]
(Physiol. Chem.)
A yellow coloring matter, soluble in ether, contained in the small round fat drops in the retinal epithelium cells. It is best obtained from the eyes of frogs.