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retinol

/ˈrɛ.tən̩ɑl/

retinol noun: a fat-soluble carotenoid vitamin (vitamin A), present in fish oils and green vegetables, essential to normal vision and to bone development.

retinol: a fat-soluble carotenoid vitamin (vitamin A), present in fish oils and green vegetables, essential...
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Noun

retinol (countable and uncountable, plural retinols)

  1. A fat-soluble carotenoid vitamin (vitamin A), present in fish oils and green vegetables, essential to normal vision and to bone development.

retinol meaning in Arabic

retinol in Arabic

the vitamin
رتينول

Synonyms of retinol

Forms of retinol

pluralretinols

Origin of retinol

From retina + -ol.

Words formed from retinol

Questions about retinol

What does retinol mean?
Retinol means a fat-soluble carotenoid vitamin (vitamin A), present in fish oils and green vegetables, essential to normal vision and to bone development.
What is retinol in Arabic?
Retinol in Arabic is رتينول. See Retinol meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is retinol?
Retinol is a noun.
How do you pronounce retinol?
Retinol is pronounced /ˈrɛ.tən̩ɑl/.
What is the plural of retinol?
The plural of retinol is retinols.

Words near retinol in the dictionary

  1. retinoic
  2. retinoic acid
  3. retinoic acid syndrome
  4. retinoid
  5. retinoids
  6. retinol
  7. retinol burn
  8. retinological
  9. retinologist
  10. retinologists
  11. retinology

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