Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. See vitamin A.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A liquid diterpene, C20H32, which is found in copaiba and is also formed by the distillation of rosin. It is occasionally used as a solvent in pharmacy, and as an ointment or liniment.
Wiktionary
- n. A fat-soluble carotenoid vitamin (vitamin A), present in fish oils and green vegetables, essential to normal vision and to bone development.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Chem.) A hydrocarbon oil C32H16, obtained by the distillation of resin, -- used as a solvent, as an antiseptic, and in printer's ink.
- n. One of the compounds which function as vitamin A. Called also
vitamin A ,vitamin A1 andvitamin A alcohol . See vitamin A1.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene
Examples
“I think most of us just finished eating them for Thanksgiving and sweet potatoes have so much vitamin A the orange color as you can see is converted to beta-carotene that's converted to retinol, which is vitamin A in your body and so that helps fight, boost your immune system and fight off colds and flu.”
“Vitamin A: Also known as retinol, vitamin A only occurs in animal foods, but fruit and vegetables contain carotenoids, which are converted to vitamin A by our bodies.”
“The immediate receptor of the photon is a derivative of vitamin A, termed retinol.”
“An enzyme encoded by RPE65 helps break down a derivative of vitamin A called retinol into a substance that photoreceptors need to detect light and send signals to the brain.”
“Unlike "retinol," a compound found in many over-the-counter products, retinoic acid must be prescribed.”
“Non-polar molecules, such as retinol or fatty acids are poorly soluble in water.”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘retinol’.
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SCIE - EU nomenclature
All the scientific words found in the official EU nomenclature. For the screening I used Vocabgrabber of the Visual Thesaurus.
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
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Bad Sentences
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Seven Letters of Joy
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