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retinize

retinize verb: to treat or coat (something) with a retinal substance.

Verb

retinize (third-person singular simple present retinizes, present participle retinizing, simple past and past participle retinized)

  1. (transitive) To treat or coat (something) with a retinal substance.
    • Superficial peeling has always been a way to retinize the epidermis for patients that could not tolerate the use of tretinoin.2008 February, Hashimoto, Yukiko, MD; Suga, Yasushi, MD, PhD; Mizuno, Yuki, MD; Hasegawa, Toshio, MD; Matsuba, Shouichi, MD; Ikeda, Shigaku, MD, PhD; Monma, Tomoyuki, PhD†; Ueda, Setsuko, MD, PhD...

Forms of retinize

third-person singular presentretinizes
present participleretinizing
past participleretinized
pastretinized

Origin of retinize

From retina + -ize.

Questions about retinize

What does retinize mean?
Retinize means to treat or coat (something) with a retinal substance.
What part of speech is retinize?
Retinize is a verb.
What is the past tense of retinize?
The past tense of retinize is retinized.

Words near retinize in the dictionary

  1. retinites
  2. retinitides
  3. retinitis
  4. retinitis pigmentosa
  5. retinization
  6. retinize
  7. retinized
  8. retinizes
  9. retinizing
  10. retinker
  11. retinkered

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