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tretinoin

UK/tɹəˈtɪn.əʊ.ɪn/US/tɹəˈtɪn.oʊ.ɪn/

tretinoin noun: the all-trans isomer of retinoic acid that is applied to the skin to treat severe acne and reduce facial wrinkles, roughness, and pigmented spots, and taken orally as a chemotherapy drug for acute promyelocytic leukemia.

tretinoin: the all-trans isomer of retinoic acid that is applied to the skin to treat severe acne and reduce...
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Noun

tretinoin (usually uncountable, plural tretinoins)

  1. (usually) The all-trans isomer of retinoic acid that is applied to the skin to treat severe acne and reduce facial wrinkles, roughness, and pigmented spots, and taken orally as a chemotherapy drug for acute promyelocytic leukemia.

Synonyms of tretinoin

Forms of tretinoin

pluraltretinoins

Origin of tretinoin

From tr(ans)- + retino(ic acid) + -in.

Words formed from tretinoin

Questions about tretinoin

What does tretinoin mean?
Tretinoin means the all-trans isomer of retinoic acid that is applied to the skin to treat severe acne and reduce facial wrinkles, roughness, and pigmented spots, and taken orally as a chemotherapy drug for acute promyelocytic leukemia.
What part of speech is tretinoin?
Tretinoin is a noun.
How do you pronounce tretinoin?
Tretinoin is pronounced /tɹəˈtɪn.əʊ.ɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of tretinoin?
The plural of tretinoin is tretinoins.

Words near tretinoin in the dictionary

  1. Trethewy
  2. trething
  3. trethings
  4. Trethomas
  5. tretic
  6. tretinoin
  7. tretinoin tocoferil
  8. tretinoins
  9. Tretire
  10. Tretire with Michaelchurch
  11. tretis

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