Tocopherol Definition

tō-kŏfə-rôl, -rōl
tocopherols
noun
tocopherols
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.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Tocopherol

Noun

Singular:
tocopherol
Plural:
tocopherols

Origin of Tocopherol

  • Greek tokos offspring tocology Greek pherein to carry bher-1 in Indo-European roots –ol

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Tocopherol Sentence Examples

  • In health food stores, the most common forms of vitamin E are d-alpha tocopherol and d-alpha tocopheryl acetate or succinate.

  • The term ' tocopherol ' comes from the Greek words meaning ' to bear offspring ' .

  • Men with the highest natural levels of alpha tocopherol were 53% less likely to later develop the disease.

  • Little is known about the importance of the beta and delta forms of vitamin E, but a debate has arisen concerning gamma tocopherol.

  • Contains tocopherol, a natural vitamin E source, is more potent than synthetics.

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Words Starting With

TTOTOC

Words Ending With

LOLROL

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