Word: retinal
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ret
i
nal
Definition: One of several yellow or red carotenoid pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light.
Morphemes:
Affix: retina
Language: en
Meaning: part of eye involved in vision
Etymology Compounds: Affix: rēte
Language: la
Decoded: rete
Meaning: net
Affix: -īnus
Language: la
Decoded: -inus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to; -ine; usually indicates a relationship of position, possession, or origin.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.