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phytol

phytol noun: the diterpenoid alcohol (2E,7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol, derived from chlorophyll.

phytol: the diterpenoid alcohol (2E,7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol, derived from chlorophyll
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Noun

phytol (countable and uncountable, plural phytols)

  1. The diterpenoid alcohol (2E,7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol, derived from chlorophyll.

Forms of phytol

pluralphytols

Origin of phytol

From phyto- + -ol.

Words formed from phytol

Questions about phytol

What does phytol mean?
Phytol means the diterpenoid alcohol (2E,7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol, derived from chlorophyll.
What part of speech is phytol?
Phytol is a noun.
What is the plural of phytol?
The plural of phytol is phytols.

Words near phytol in the dictionary

  1. phytoindicatory
  2. phytoindole
  3. phytoindoles
  4. phytokarst
  5. phytokarstic
  6. phytol
  7. phytolacca
  8. phytolaccaceous
  9. phytolaccas
  10. phytolaccinic acid
  11. phytolaccoside

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