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DEHYDRORETINOL

Dictionary entry overview: What does dehydroretinol mean?

• DEHYDRORETINOL (noun)
The noun DEHYDRORETINOL has 1 sense:

1. a viscous alcohol that is less active in mammals than is vitamin A1

Familiarity information: DEHYDRORETINOL used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DEHYDRORETINOL (noun)

Sense 1

dehydroretinol ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A viscous alcohol that is less active in mammals than is vitamin A1

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

dehydroretinol; vitamin A2

Hypernyms ("dehydroretinol" is a kind of...):

A; antiophthalmic factor; axerophthol; vitamin A (any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes)

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