Associations to the word «Retinene»

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Wiktionary

RETINENE, noun. (biochemistry) Either of two carotenoid pigments found in the retina and produced from vitamin A; retinal
RETINENE, noun. Retinaldehyde
RETINENE, noun. Dehydroretinaldehyde

Dictionary definition

RETINENE, noun. Either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats