retinol

See also: rétinol

English

Etymology

From retina +‎ -ol.

Noun

retinol (countable and uncountable, plural retinols)

  1. (organic chemistry, biochemistry) A fat-soluble carotenoid vitamin (vitamin A), present in fish oils and green vegetables, essential to normal vision and to bone development.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /retiˈnol/ [re.t̪iˈnol]
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: re‧ti‧nol

Noun

retinol m (plural retinoles)

  1. (organic chemistry) retinol

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

retinol n

  1. (organic chemistry) retinol
    Synonym: A-vitamin

Declension

Declension of retinol
nominative genitive
singular indefinite retinol retinols
definite retinolet retinolets
plural indefinite — —
definite — —
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