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ret·i·nene

n :  either of two aldehydes derived from vitamin A:  a  :  RETINAL  b  :  an orange-red crystalline compound C20H26O related to vitamin A2 and formed from porphyropsin by the action of light .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  retinene1  retinene2  ro·te·none 

 
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