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retinals

retinals is the plural of retinal.

Meaning of retinal

Noun

retinal (countable and uncountable, plural retinals)

  1. 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.

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Questions about retinals

What is retinals the plural of?
Retinals is the plural of retinal.

Words near retinals in the dictionary

  1. retinaldehyde
  2. retinaldehydes
  3. retinalite
  4. retinalites
  5. retinally
  6. retinals
  7. retinamide
  8. retinamides
  9. retinas
  10. retinasphalt
  11. retinasphaltum

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