tocopherol
1 synonym for tocopherol, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Any of a group of related compounds that make up vitamin E, each built from a chromanol ring joined to an isoprene chain.
Synonyms
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Etymology
Formed from Ancient Greek τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”), φέρειν (phérein, “to bear or carry”), and -ol.
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