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Retinal

see synonyms of retinal

Noun

1. retinal, retinene

either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light

Adjective

2. retinal

in or relating to the retina of the eye

Example Sentences:
'retinal cells'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Retinal

see synonyms of retinal
adjective
1. 
of or related to a retina
noun Biochemistry
2. 
a yellowish carotenoid, C20H28O, liberated when rhodopsin or iodopsin is transformed by the action of light
3. 
a similar carotenoid, C20H26O, formed by the action of light on porphyropsin

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Retinal

see synonyms of retinal
adj.
Of or relating to the retina of the eye.
n.
Either of two chromophores that are aldehydes of vitamin A1 and vitamin A2 and that bind covalently with an opsin protein to form rhodopsin or porphyropsin. Also called retinene.
n. pl. ret·i·nas or ret·i·nae (rĕtn-ē′)
A delicate, multilayered, light-sensitive membrane lining the inner eyeball and connected by the optic nerve to the brain.

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