TOCOPHEROL

[to.coph.er.ol] n [ISV, ultim. fr. Gk tokos childbirth, offspring (akin to Gk tiktein to beget) + pherein to carry, bear--more at thane, bear] (1936): any of several fat-soluble oily phenolic compounds with varying degrees of antioxidant vitamin E activity; esp: one of high vitamin E potency obtained from germ oils or by synthesis