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retinylidene

retinylidene noun: the divalent radical formally derived from retinal by loss of an oxygen atom.

Noun

retinylidene (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The divalent radical formally derived from retinal by loss of an oxygen atom

Questions about retinylidene

What does retinylidene mean?
Retinylidene means the divalent radical formally derived from retinal by loss of an oxygen atom.
What part of speech is retinylidene?
Retinylidene is a noun.

Words near retinylidene in the dictionary

  1. retinulate
  2. retinule
  3. retinules
  4. retinyl
  5. retinylamine
  6. retinylidene
  7. retinyls
  8. retinæ
  9. retip
  10. retipilate
  11. retipped

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