retinoid
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Ancient Greek ῥητίνη (rhētínē, “resin”) + -oid.
Adjective[edit]
retinoid (comparative more retinoid, superlative most retinoid)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
retinoid (plural retinoids)
- (biochemistry) Any of a class of compounds whose structure or effects on the body resemble retinol (vitamin A). [from 20th c.]
- 2018 March 28, Ian Sample, The Guardian:
- 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.