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Retinal

Retinal Meaning & Definition
Retinal Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Retinal?

[n] either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from Rhodopsin by the action of light
[adj] in or relating to the retina of the eye; "retinal cells"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Retinal: retinene

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See Also | pigment | retinal purple | rhodopsin | visual purple

Retinal In Webster's Dictionary

\Ret"i*nal\, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the retina. {Retinal purple} (Physiol. Chem.), the visual purple.

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