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retinal

retinal

6.8
A red-yellow substance in the retina that helps the eye detect light
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛtɪnəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : retinal
  • Seven weeks ago, Rock sent Amy their new retinal night serum capsules.

It has rose hip and bacuchial retinal, just a couple of drops of that.

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Examples

  • So prescription retinals, some tips with them.

  • It has rose hip and bacuchial retinal, just a couple of drops of that.

  • When light shines on them, the shape of the retinal changes.

  • I also use his frillic and retinal serum.

  • So Shormi Sohani says, I thought we should not use retinal and vitamin C together.

  • And this includes retinal esters, retinol, retinol and Trenton.

  • Three stages of visual functioning can be broadly defined: the optical, the retinal, and the neural—each of which has different properties and steps.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Pro retinol body butter, cool pro retinal beta retinoid, pink algae serum and then an eye cream.

  • Replacing retinal with 3-dehydroretinal will create a pigment that responds maximally to light at 615 nanometers (orange).

    Academic text (2009)
  • The retinal pigment is crucial for converting light into visual signals.

Synonyms

rhodopsin
vsretinal
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A red pigment in the eye's rod cells that starts the process of seeing in low light

is more general, a yellow to red vitamin A pigment essential for vision
retinal purple
vsretinal
  • Specialized
9.1

A red substance in the eye that helps you see in dim light

is a broader yellow to red vitamin A pigment found throughout the retina
visual purple
vsretinal
  • Specialized
9.6

A reddish purple substance at the back of the eye that helps you see in dim light

is broader and not limited to low light function in rod cells
retinene
vsretinal
  • Specialized
9.9

A yellow to red substance in the eye that helps turn light into nerve signals

is the original vitamin A pigment rather than its light-formed products

Compounds

retinal scanning
  • Specialized
1 5.7

A security check that uses a picture of the back of the eye to find who a person is

retinal detachment
  • Specialized
1 6.9

The retina pulls away from the back of the eye and causes sudden vision loss that needs urgent treatment

retinal cone
  • Specialized
1 6.6

A cell in the eye that senses bright light and helps you see color

retinal purple
  • Specialized
9.1

A red substance in the eye that helps you see in dim light

retinal rod
  • Specialized
7.4

A cell at the back of the eye that helps you see in very low light

Surface Forms

retinal singular
retinals plural

Morphology

retinal = retina (opaque) = retina + al

Although the form contains 'retina' + '-al', the noun names a specific vitamin A aldehyde, so the meaning is not predictable from the parts for most learners.

Etymology

Retinal (the pigment) is named after the retina because this yellow-red substance was first found in the back of the eye and comes from vitamin A, and when light hits retinal it changes shape and starts a signal that helps us see.