| NOUN | substance | retinene, retinal | either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light |
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| Meaning | Either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light. | |
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| Synonym | retinal | |
| Broader | pigment | dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid / liquid to produce paint, etc.) |
| Substance of | visual purple, rhodopsin, retinal purple | A red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates |
| Spanish | retinene, retineno | |
| Catalan | retinal, retinè, retinene | |
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