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Retinal  n.  (Chem.) A retinoid compound (C20H28O), closely related to vitamin A, which is a component of the visual pigments in the eye. It is also called retinaldehyde and vitamin A aldehyde.






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"Retinal" Quotes from Famous Books



... faculties if I was to take full advantage of so astonishing an accident. I kept my glance riveted on the creature, with the idea of photographing it on my brain. I believe that if it were possible to take a retinal print—which it someday will be—you would have a perfect picture of what it was I saw, Beyond doubt it was a lamellicorn, one of the copridae. With the one exception of its monstrous size, there were the characteristics in plain view;—the convex body, ...
— The Beetle - A Mystery • Richard Marsh



Words linked to "Retinal" :   retina, retinal purple, retinal detachment, retinal rod, retinal cone, pigment



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