retinal purple

noun

Synonym of visual purple.

Meanings

nounretinal purple (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSynonym of visual purple.

    Synonyms: visual purple

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of visual purple.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

retinal purple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retinal%20purple

MLA

“retinal purple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retinal%20purple. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retinal purple,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retinal%20purple.

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