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to⋅coph⋅er⋅ol

  [toh-kof-uh-rawl, -rol]
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–noun Biochemistry.
one of several alcohols that constitute the dietary factor known as vitamin E, occurring in wheat-germ oil, lettuce or spinach leaves, egg yolk, etc.
Compare vitamin E.

Origin:
1935–40; < Gk tóko(s) child, childbirth + phér(ein) to carry, bear 1 + -ol 1
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to·coph·er·ol   (tō-kŏf'ə-rôl', -rōl')   
n.  Any of a group of closely related, fat-soluble alcohols constituting vitamin E and similar compounds.

[Greek tokos, offspring; see tocology + Greek pherein, to carry; see bher-1 in Indo-European roots + -ol1.]
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Main Entry: to·coph·er·ol
Pronunciation: tO-'käf-&-"rol, -"rOl
Function: noun
: any of several fat-soluble oily phenoliccompounds with varying degrees of antioxidant vitamin E activity; especially : ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL
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tocopherol to·coph·er·ol (tō-kŏf'ə-rôl', -rōl')
n.
Any of a group of closely related, fat-soluble alcohols that behave similar to vitamin E and are present in milk, lettuce, and wheat germ oil and certain other vegetable oils.

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tocopherol   (tō-kŏf'ə-rôl', -rōl')  Pronunciation Key 
Any of a group of closely related, fat-soluble alcohols that are types of vitamin E, especially alpha-tocopherol.
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