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tocopherol definition

to·coph·erol (tō käf′ər ôl, -ōl′)

noun

any of a group of four closely related viscous oils that constitute vitamin E and occur chiefly in wheat germ oil, cottonseed oil, lettuce, etc.

Etymology: < Gr tokos (see tocology) + pherein, to bear + -ol

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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