Retinol

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Retinol \Ret"i*nol\, n. [Gr. ??? resin + L. oleum oil.]
     1. (Chem.) A hydrocarbon oil {C32H16}, obtained by the
        distillation of resin, -- used as a solvent, as an
        antiseptic, and in printer's ink.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  


     2. One of the compounds which function as vitamin A. Called
        also {vitamin A}, {vitamin A1} and {vitamin A alcohol}.
        See {vitamin A1}.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  retinol
       n : an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils
           and is synthesized biologically from carotene [syn: {vitamin
           A1}]