Meanings
retinoid1
adjectiveretinoid (comparative more retinoid, superlative most retinoid)
comparative more retinoid · superlative most retinoid
retinoid2
nounretinoid (plural retinoids)
plural retinoids
- biochemistryAny of a class of compounds whose structure or effects on the body resemble retinol (vitamin A).First known use 20th c.
Tests on the two retinoids, combined with computer modelling, showed that the compounds killed not only normal MRSA cells, but dormant, or “persister”, cells too.
2018 March 28, Ian Sample, The Guardian
Origin
retinoid · adjective
- Ancient Greekῥητίνη“resin”
- Englishretinoid
From Ancient Greek ῥητίνη (rhētínē, “resin”) + -oid.
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retinoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retinoid
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Chicago
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