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xanthophane

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]

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