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dihydroretinol

dihydroretinol noun: retinol with two hydrogen atoms added, found in human metabolism of vitamin A.

Noun

dihydroretinol (uncountable)

  1. retinol with two hydrogen atoms added, found in human metabolism of vitamin A

Origin of dihydroretinol

From di- + hydro- + retinol.

Questions about dihydroretinol

What does dihydroretinol mean?
Dihydroretinol means retinol with two hydrogen atoms added, found in human metabolism of vitamin A.
What part of speech is dihydroretinol?
Dihydroretinol is a noun.

Words near dihydroretinol in the dictionary

  1. dihydroquinacridones
  2. dihydroquinoline
  3. dihydroquinolines
  4. dihydroquinone
  5. dihydroquinones
  6. dihydroretinol
  7. dihydrorhodamine
  8. dihydrosanguinarine
  9. dihydrosepiapterin
  10. dihydrosphingolipid
  11. dihydrosphingolipids

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