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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| rhodopsin | x/x | Noun |
| retinal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| photosensitive | xx/xx | Adjective |
| phytochrome | xxx | Noun |
| retina | /xx | Noun |
| chromophore | /xx | Noun |
| subretinal | x/xx | Adjective |
| melanocyte | x/xx | Noun |
| photoelectric | xxx/x | Noun |
| receptor | x/x | Noun |
| neuronal | /xx | Noun |
| vertebrate | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| membrane | /x | Noun |
| luminance | /xx | Noun |
| photodetector | xxx/x | Noun |
| photodiode | xx/x | Noun |
| epithelium | xx/x | Noun |
| thylakoid | /xx | Noun |
| epithelial | xx/x | Adjective |
| pigment | /x | Noun |
| cortical | /xx | Adjective |
| nerve cell | // | Phrase, Noun |
| glob | / | Noun |
| neurone | /x | Noun |
| soma | /x | Noun |
| dendrite | x/ | Noun |
| bipolar | x/x | Adjective |
| process | /x | Noun |
| barnacle | /xx | Adjective |
| drosophila | /x/x | Name |
| circadian | x/xx | Adjective |
| invertebrate | x/xx | Adjective |
| caudal | /x | Adjective |
| mediating | /xxx | Verb |
| putative | /xx | Adjective |
| segment | /x | Noun |
| light | / | Adjective |
| mammalian | x/xx | Adjective |
| blue | / | Adjective |
| sensitivity | xx/xx | Noun |
| absorbed | x/ | Verb |
| stimulated | /xxx | Verb |
| cell | / | Noun |
| responses | x/x | Noun |
| responsible | x/xx | Adjective |
| potential | x/x | Noun |
| charged | / | Verb |
| eye | / | Noun |
| serves | / | Verb |
| classes | /x | Noun |
| properties | /xx | Noun |
| characteristics | xxx/x | Noun |
| skin | / | Noun |
| single | /x | Adjective |
| type | / | Noun |
| surface | /x | Noun |
| location | x/x | Noun |
| located | /xx | Verb |
| functional | /xx | Adjective |
| unique | x/ | Adjective |
| structures | /x | Noun |
| recorded | x/x | Verb |
| consists | x/ | Verb |
| existence | x/x | Noun |
| involved | x/ | Verb |
| identified | x/xx | Verb |
| primary | /xx | Adjective |
| contains | x/ | Verb |
| nature | /x | Noun |
| activity | x/xx | Noun |
| function | /x | Noun |
| active | /x | Adjective |
| degeneration | xxx/x | Noun |
| death | / | Noun |
| alkaloid | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| allergen | /xx | Noun |
| chlorophyll | /xx | Noun |
| effector | x/x | Noun |
| exons | /x | Noun |
| initiator | xx/xx | Noun |
| isoform | xxx | Noun |
| isozyme | xxx | Noun |
| locus | /x | Noun |
| macromolecule | xx/xx | Noun |
| organelle | xx/ | Noun |
| organism | /xxx | Noun |
| pathogen | /xx | Noun |
| phospholipid | /xxx | Noun |
| phylum | /x | Noun |
| subunit | x/x | Noun |
| transporter | x/x | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
