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acitretin

acitretin noun: a retinoid that is used to treat psoriasis.

Noun

acitretin (uncountable)

  1. A retinoid that is used to treat psoriasis.
    Synonyms:
    etretin

Synonyms of acitretin

  • etretin

Origin of acitretin

Probably from aci(d) + tr(ans)- + -retin (“retinol derivative”).

Words formed from acitretin

Questions about acitretin

What does acitretin mean?
Acitretin means a retinoid that is used to treat psoriasis.
What part of speech is acitretin?
Acitretin is a noun.

Words near acitretin in the dictionary

  1. Acireale
  2. acireductone
  3. ACIs
  4. acise
  5. acises
  6. acitretin
  7. aciurgy
  8. acivicin
  9. ACJ
  10. Acjachemen
  11. ACJC

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