Definition of Retinal
Ret´i`nal
a.
1.
(Anat.)
Of
or
pertaining
to
the
retina
.
Retinal purple
(Physiol. Chem.)
the
visual
purple
.
n.
1.
(Chem.)
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
.
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