retinaldehyde
[ rĕt′n-ăl′də-hīd′ ]
n.
A yellow to orange aldehyde that is a derivative of vitamin A and acts in the retina to form the visual pigments of the rods and cones.retinal retinene1
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Words nearby retinaldehyde
retinal cone, retinal detachment, retinal isomerase, retinal rivalry, retinal scan, retinaldehyde, retinaldehyde isomerase, retinene, retinene1, retinene2, retinite
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