Meanings
verbretinize (third-person singular simple present retinizes, present participle retinizing, simple past and past participle retinized)
present singular third person retinizes · participle present retinizing · participle past retinized · past retinized
- transitiveTo 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, “Salicylic Acid Peels in Polyethylene Glycol Vehicle for the Treatment of Comedogenic Acne in Japanese Patients”, in Dermatologic Surgery, volume 34, number 2
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APA
retinize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retinize
MLA
“retinize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retinize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retinize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retinize.
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