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Definition: C32H16
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]