RETINOL


Meaning of RETINOL in English

/ret"n awl', -ol'/ , n.

1. See vitamin A .

2. Chem. a yellowish oil, C 32 H 16 , obtained by the distillation of resin, used as a solvent and as an antiseptic.

[ 1830-40; rhetín ( e ) RESIN + -OL 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .