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retinoid¹

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From Ancient Greek ῥητίνη (rhētínē, “resin”) + -oid.

adjective more retinoid · most retinoid

  1. obsolete, rare Pertaining to or resembling a resin.

retinoid²

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From retin(ol) + -oid.

noun retinoids

  1. Any of a class of compounds whose structure or effects on the body resemble retinol (vitamin A). Tests on the two retinoids, combined with computer modelling, showed that the compounds killed not only normal MRSA cells, but dormant, or “persister”, cells too.

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@misc{retinoid_2026,
  title = {retinoid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/retinoid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}