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retinal

English

Etymology 1

retina +? -al (of or pertaining to)

Adjective

retinal

  1. (ophthalmology) Of or pertaining to the retina.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

retina (“part of eye involved in vision”) +? -al (suffix forming names of aldehydes)

Noun

retinal (plural retinals)

  1. (biochemistry, organic chemistry) One of several yellow or red carotenoid pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light.
    Synonyms: retinaldehyde, retinene

Anagrams

  • -traline, Latiner, art line, entrail, larnite, latrine, line art, ratline, reliant, trainel, trenail

Interlingua

Adjective

retinal (not comparable)

  1. retinal

Related terms

  • retina

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reti?nal/, [re.t?i?nal]

Adjective

retinal (plural retinales)

  1. retinal

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opsin

English

Etymology

Shortened form of rhodopsin.From Ancient Greek ???? (ópsis, “sight”) +? -in

Noun

opsin (plural opsins)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of light-sensitive proteins in the retina.
    • 2015, Mo Costandi, The Guardian, 20 May:
      Ramirez and Oakley therefore predicted that opsins are present in octopus skin, where they might act as light sensors.

See also

  • photopsin
  • rhodopsin
  • melanopsin

Anagrams

  • Sinop, Spino, inspo, pions, psion, spino-

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