retinoid
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Ancient Greek ῥητίνη (rhētínē, “resin”) + -oid.
Adjective
editretinoid (comparative more retinoid, superlative most retinoid)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editretinoid (plural retinoids)
- (biochemistry) Any of a class of compounds whose structure or effects on the body resemble retinol (vitamin A). [from 20th c.]
- 2018 March 28, Ian Sample, The Guardian:
- 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.