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retinene

ret·i·nal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ret-n-al, -awl]
    • /ˈrɛt nˌæl, -ˌɔl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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".

retinene usage trend in Literature

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