Found 2 items, similar to retinal.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: retinal
retinal
adj : in or relating to the retina of the eye;
“retinal cells”
retinal
n : either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from
Rhodopsin by the action of light [syn:
retinene]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Retinal
Retinal
\Ret"i*nal\, a. (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the retina.
[1913 Webster]
Retinal purple (Physiol. Chem.), the visual purple.
[1913 Webster]
Retinal
\Ret"i*nal\, 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.
[PJC]