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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Either of two carotenoid pigments found in the retina and produced from vitamin A; retinal; retinaldehyde
2. 2
   either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light wordnet
3. 3
   Either of two carotenoid pigments found in the retina and produced from vitamin A; retinal; dehydroretinaldehyde

Synonyms

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archaic retinal termhistoric name for retinaretinalretinaldehyderetinene isomersvitamin a aldehyde

Antonyms

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current retinal designationmodern retinal termnonretinal aldehydenonretinene isomers

Etymology

From retina + -ene.