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retinoic

retinoic adjective: derived from retinol; relating to retinoic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

retinoic (not comparable)

  1. Derived from retinol; relating to retinoic acid or its derivatives

Origin of retinoic

From retina + -oic.

Words formed from retinoic

Phrases with retinoic

Questions about retinoic

What does retinoic mean?
Retinoic means derived from retinol; relating to retinoic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is retinoic?
Retinoic is an adjective.

Words near retinoic in the dictionary

  1. retinographers
  2. retinographies
  3. retinographs
  4. retinography
  5. retinohypothalamic
  6. retinoic
  7. retinoic acid
  8. retinoic acid syndrome
  9. retinoid
  10. retinoids
  11. retinol

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