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etretinate

US/ɪˈtɹɛt.n̩ˌeɪt/

etretinate noun: a retinoid drug C₂₃H₃₀O₃ used especially to treat severe psoriasis that has been withdrawn from use in the U.S. for its tendency to cause birth defects and is typically replaced in treatment by acitretin.

etretinate: a retinoid drug C₂₃H₃₀O₃ used especially to treat severe psoriasis that has been withdrawn from use...
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Noun

etretinate (uncountable)

  1. A retinoid drug C₂₃H₃₀O₃ used especially to treat severe psoriasis that has been withdrawn from use in the U.S. for its tendency to cause birth defects and is typically replaced in treatment by acitretin.

Origin of etretinate

From e(thyl) + (aci)tretin (“retinol derivative”) + -ate.

Questions about etretinate

What does etretinate mean?
Etretinate means a retinoid drug C₂₃H₃₀O₃ used especially to treat severe psoriasis that has been withdrawn from use in the U.S. for its tendency to cause birth defects and is typically replaced in treatment by acitretin.
What part of speech is etretinate?
Etretinate is a noun.
How do you pronounce etretinate?
Etretinate is pronounced /ɪˈtɹɛt.n̩ˌeɪt/ (US).

Words near etretinate in the dictionary

  1. Etr.
  2. etrasimod
  3. etravirin
  4. etravirine
  5. Etrek
  6. etretinate
  7. etridiazole
  8. etrier
  9. etriers
  10. etripamil
  11. etrog

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