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tocopherol

tocopherol noun: any of several isomers of the principal component of vitamin E, each containing a chromanol ring and an isoprene side-chain.

Noun

tocopherol (plural tocopherols)

  1. Any of several isomers of the principal component of vitamin E, each containing a chromanol ring and an isoprene side-chain.
    Synonyms:
    E306, E307, E308 and E309 when used as an antioxidant

tocopherol meaning in Tamil

tocopherol in Tamil

ஈ வகை உயிர்ச்சத்து, தொக்கோபெரொல், தொக்கோபெரோல்

Synonyms of tocopherol

  • E306
  • E307
  • E308 and E309 when used as an antioxidant

Forms of tocopherol

pluraltocopherols

Origin of tocopherol

From Ancient Greek τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”) + φέρειν (phérein, “to bear or carry”) + -ol.

Words formed from tocopherol

Questions about tocopherol

What does tocopherol mean?
Tocopherol means any of several isomers of the principal component of vitamin E, each containing a chromanol ring and an isoprene side-chain.
What is tocopherol in Tamil?
Tocopherol in Tamil is ஈ வகை உயிர்ச்சத்து, தொக்கோபெரொல், தொக்கோபெரோல். See Tocopherol meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tocopherol?
Tocopherol is a noun.
What is the plural of tocopherol?
The plural of tocopherol is tocopherols.

Words near tocopherol in the dictionary

  1. tocome
  2. tocomonoenol
  3. tocomonoenols
  4. Tocopaca
  5. tocophenol
  6. tocopherol
  7. tocopherolquinone
  8. tocopherolquinones
  9. tocopherols
  10. tocophersolan
  11. tocopheryl

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