retinal

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retinal^¹

/ˈɹɛt.ɪn.əl/ UK
/ˈɹɛt.ən.əl/ US
/ˈɹɛt.nəl/ US

Rhymes with -ɛtɪnəl

adjective

not comparable, relational Of or pertaining to the retina.

retinal^²

/ˈɹɛt.əˌnæl/ US
/ˈɹɛt.əˌnɔl/ US

Rhymes with -ɛtɪnæl

noun retinals

countable, uncountable A yellow to orange aldehyde derived from vitamin A that is formed from rhodopsin by the action of light and in combination with proteins forms the visual pigments of the retinal rods and cones.
Similar: retinaldehyde, retinene

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: retinene, retina, cis, trans, iris, ocular, retinaldehyde, retinic, ophthalmic, visual, optic, retinylidene, all-trans-retinal, retinoid, dehydroretinal, retinological

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adj of or pertaining to the retina

Español	retiniano, retinal, retínico
中文	視網膜的 /视网膜的 shìwǎngmó de
Português	retiniano, retínico

noun aldehyde pigment

中文	視黃醛 /视黄醛 shìhuángquán
Ελληνικά	ρετινάλη retináli

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@misc{retinal_2026,
  title = {retinal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/retinal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}