Rod cell
rod cell n.
Any of various cylindrically-shaped cells in the retina that respond to dim light.
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adjective 1. made of or fitted with rods. noun 1. a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material. 2. a straight, slender shoot or stem of any woody plant, whether still growing or cut from the plant. 3. fishing rod. 4. (in plastering or mortaring) a straightedge moved along screeds […]
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noun 1. a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material. 2. a straight, slender shoot or stem of any woody plant, whether still growing or cut from the plant. 3. fishing rod. 4. (in plastering or mortaring) a straightedge moved along screeds to even the plaster between them. 5. a […]
- Rode
verb 1. a simple past tense of ride. 2. Nonstandard. a past participle of ride. noun, (in New England and E Canada) 1. a rope by which a boat is anchored. verb (used without object), rode or (Archaic) rid; ridden or (Archaic) rid; riding. 1. to sit on and manage a horse or other animal […]
- Rodent
adjective 1. belonging or pertaining to the gnawing or nibbling mammals of the order Rodentia, including the mice, squirrels, beavers, etc. noun 2. a rodent mammal. noun 1. any of the relatively small placental mammals that constitute the order Rodentia, having constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing. The group includes porcupines, rats, mice, squirrels, […]