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retinal
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retinal, a.
Of or pertaining to the retina. [1913 Webster]
retinal, n.
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]
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