retinene

English Thesaurus

1. either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	pigment,
definition	:	dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) (noun.substance)

substance meronym	:	retinal purple, rhodopsin, visual purple,
definition	:	a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light (noun.substance)

derivation	:	retinal,
definition	:	in or relating to the retina of the eye (adj.pert)

derivation	:	retinal,
definition	:	in or relating to the retina of the eye (adj.pert)