TOCOPHEROL


Meaning of TOCOPHEROL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tō-ˈkä-fə-ˌrȯl, -ˌrōl ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, ultimately from Greek tokos childbirth, offspring (akin to Greek tiktein to beget) + pherein to carry, bear — more at thane , bear

Date: circa 1936

: any of several fat-soluble oily phenolic compounds with varying degrees of antioxidant vitamin E activity ; especially : alpha-tocopherol

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.