Retinal \Ret"i*nal\, n. (Chem.) A retinoid compound ({C20H28O}), closely related to vitamin A, which is a component of the visual pigments in the eye. It is also called {retinaldehyde} and {vitamin A aldehyde}. [PJC]
vitamin A2 \vitamin A2\ n. dehydroretinol ({C20H28O}), one of the substances also called {vitamin A}. It has about 40% of the bioactivity of vitamin A1. Syn: dehydroretinol. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]