Found 2 items, similar to retinol.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: retinol retinol n : an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene [syn: vitamin A1 ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Retinol 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]