"retinol" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: retinols [plural]
Etymology: retina + -ol Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|retina|ol}} retina + -ol Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: retinol Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Organic compounds, Vitamins Translations (the vitamin): رتينول [masculine] (Arabic), 視黃醇 (Chinese Mandarin), 视黄醇 (shìhuángchún) (Chinese Mandarin), retinol [masculine] (Czech), retinolo (Esperanto), retinoli (Finnish), rétinol [masculine] (French), Retinol [neuter] (German), ρετινόλη (retinóli) [feminine] (Greek), retinolo [masculine] (Italian), レチノール (rechinōru) (Japanese), retinol [neuter] (Romanian), retinol [masculine] (Spanish), retinol [neuter] (Swedish)

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