retinal

retinal

See also: rétinal

English

Etymology 1

    From retina + -al (of or pertaining to).

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛt.ɪn.əl/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛt.ən.əl/, /ˈɹɛt.nəl/
    • Rhymes: -ɛtɪnəl

    Adjective

    retinal (not comparable)

    1. (ophthalmology, relational) Of or pertaining to the retina.
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    Etymology 2

    From retina +‎ -al (aldehyde).

    Pronunciation

    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛt.əˌnæl/, /ˈɹɛt.əˌnɔl/
    • Rhymes: -ɛtɪnæl

    Noun

    retinal (countable and uncountable, plural retinals)

    1. (biochemistry, organic chemistry) A yellow to orange aldehyde derived from vitamin A that is formed from rhodopsin by the action of light and in combination with proteins forms the visual pigments of the retinal rods and cones.
      Synonyms: retinaldehyde, retinene
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    Interlingua

    Adjective

    retinal (not comparable)

    1. retinal

    Spanish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /retiˈnal/ [re.t̪iˈnal]
    • Rhymes: -al
    • Syllabification: re‧ti‧nal

    Adjective

    retinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural retinales)

    1. retinal

    Further reading

    • Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “retinal”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA