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retinal

/ˈɹɛt.ən.əl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
reti-nal
IPA
/ˈɹɛt.ən.əl/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the retina.

noun

A yellow to orange aldehyde derived from vitamin A that is formed from rhodopsin by the action of light and in combination with proteins forms the visual pigments of the retinal rods and cones.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English retina Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English retinal From retina + -al (“of or pertaining to”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹɛt.ən.əl/
  • British English: /ˈɹɛt.ɪn.əl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

retinals (plural)

Derived Forms

antiretinal cerebroretinal chorioretinal cilioretinal colliculoretinal corneoretinal electroretinal epiretinal extraretinal hemiretinal intraretinal neuroretinal

Phrases

central retinal artery intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cell melanopsin-containing retinal ganglion cell photosensitive retinal ganglion cell retinal art retinal purple

Synonyms

retinaldehyde retinene

Rhymes With

subretinal vitreoretinal epiretinal extraretinal chorioretinal intraretinal cilioretinal tapetoretinal hemiretinal colliculoretinal preretinal cerebroretinal

Questions

How do you pronounce retinal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛt.ən.əl/.
What does retinal mean?
Of or pertaining to the retina.
Where does retinal come from?
Etymology tree English retina Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English retinal From retina + -al (“of or pertaining to”).

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