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tocopherol

The English word “tocopherol” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Any of several isomers of the principal component of vitamin E, each containing a chromanol ring and an isoprene side-chain.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”) + φέρειν (phérein, “to bear or carry”) + -ol.

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