RETINENE

retinene, retinal

(noun) either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

retinene (plural retinenes)

(biochemistry) Either of two carotenoid pigments found in the retina and produced from vitamin A; retinal

retinaldehyde

dehydroretinaldehyde

Anagrams

• internee

Source: Wiktionary



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