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-retin

UK/ˈɹɛt.ɪn/US/ˈɹɛt.n̩/

-retin suffix: used to form names of retinol derivatives.

Suffix

-retin

  1. Used to form names of retinol derivatives.

Forms of -retin

alternative form-retin-

Origin of -retin

From retinol.

Questions about -retin

What does -retin mean?
-retin means used to form names of retinol derivatives.
What part of speech is -retin?
-retin is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -retin?
-retin is pronounced /ˈɹɛt.ɪn/ (UK).

Words near -retin in the dictionary

  1. -ren
  2. -renone
  3. -reotide
  4. -ress
  5. -resse
  6. -retin
  7. -retin-
  8. -ribine
  9. -ric
  10. -ridden
  11. -riffic

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