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retinal
1[ ret-n-uhl ]
/ ĖrÉt n Él /
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adjective
of or relating to the retina of the eye.
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retinal2
[ ret-n-al, -awl ]
/ ĖrÉt nĖƦl, -ĖÉl /
noun Biochemistry.
an orange pigment, C20H28O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
Also retĀ·iĀ·nene [ret-n-een]. /ĖrÉt nĖin/.
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Medical definitions for retinal
retinal
[ rÄtā²n-Älā², -Ć“lā² ]
n.
retinaldehyde
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