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retinal

ret·i·nal
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ret-n-uh l]
    • /ˈrɛt n əl/
    • /ˈret.i.nəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ret-n-uh l]
    • /ˈrɛt n əl/

Definitions of retinal word

  • adjective retinal of or relating to the retina of the eye. 1
  • noun retinal an orange pigment, C 2 0 H 2 8 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde. 1
  • adjective retinal relating to the retinas 1
  • adjective retinal Retinal means relating to a person's retina. 0
  • adjective retinal of or related to a retina 0
  • noun retinal a yellowish carotenoid, C20H28O, liberated when rhodopsin or iodopsin is transformed by the action of light 0
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Origin of retinal

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; retin(a) + -al1

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Parts of speech for Retinal

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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retinal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • bacteriorhodopsin

    a purple protein containing retinal and found in the plasma membrane of certain bacteria (genus Halobacterium): it directly supplies electrochemical energy from sunlight

  • chromoprotein

    any of a group of conjugated proteins, such as haemoglobin, in which the protein is joined to a coloured compound, such as a metal-containing porphyrin

  • compound eye

    the convex eye of insects and some crustaceans, consisting of numerous separate light-sensitive units (ommatidia)

  • iodopsin

    a photosensitive violet pigment that occurs in the cones of the retina and is transformed by light into retinal and an opsin protein.

  • ocellus

    a type of simple eye common to invertebrates, consisting of retinal cells, pigments, and nerve fibers.
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