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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene;
[syn: vitamin A1, retinol]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

vitamin A1 \vitamin A1\ n. retinol (C20H30O), one of the substances also called vitamin A. It is also called more specifically vitamin A alcohol. It is a required factor for human nutrition. The USP unit of activity is equal to 0.30 micrograms of retinol. Syn: retinol. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

vitamin A1 n 1: an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene [syn: vitamin A1, retinol]