tretinoin

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How do you pronounce tretinoin?

The recorded pronunciation is /tɹəˈtɪn.oʊ.ɪn/.

What does tretinoin mean?

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.

Where does tretinoin come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English tr(ans)- English retino(ic acid) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English tretinoin From tr(ans)- + retino(ic acid) + -in.

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