retinal

noun

either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light

adjective

in or relating to the retina of the eye

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The word retinal breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root retin-, from Latin retina (“net, retina”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.