"retinoid" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more retinoid [comparative], most retinoid [superlative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ῥητίνη (rhētínē, “resin”) + -oid. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ῥητίνη||resin}} Ancient Greek ῥητίνη (rhētínē, “resin”), {{suffix|en||oid}} + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj}} retinoid (comparative more retinoid, superlative most retinoid)
  1. (rare, obsolete) Pertaining to or resembling a resin. Tags: obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-retinoid-en-adj-DuMBHEfN Categories (other): English undefined derivations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: retinoids [plural]
Etymology: From retin(ol) + -oid. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|retinol|oid|alt1=retin(ol)}} retin(ol) + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} retinoid (plural retinoids)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of a class of compounds whose structure or effects on the body resemble retinol (vitamin A). Categories (topical): Biochemistry Derived forms: bisretinoid, oxaretinoid, retinization
    Sense id: en-retinoid-en-noun-B82F9QR9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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