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Chlorophane

Chlo"ro*phane\, n. [Gr. ? light green + ? to show: cf. F. chlorophane.]

1. (Min.) A variety of fluor spar, which, when heated, gives a beautiful emerald green light.

2. (Physiol.) The yellowish green pigment in the inner segment of the cones of the retina. See Chromophane.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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