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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ret-n-al, -awl]
- /ˈrɛt nˌæl, -ˌɔl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ret-n-al, -awl]
- /ˈrɛt nˌæl, -ˌɔl/
Definitions of retinene word
- noun retinene 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
- noun retinene the aldehyde form of the polyene retinol (vitamin A) that associates with the protein opsin to form the visual purple pigment rhodopsin 0
- abbreviation RETINENE retinal 0
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Origin of retinene
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; retin(a) + -al3
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Parts of speech for Retinene
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
retinene popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% 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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