/toh kof"euh rawl', -rol'/ , n. Biochem.
one of several alcohols that constitute the dietary factor known as vitamin E, occurring in wheat-germ oil, lettuce or spinach leaves, egg yolk, etc. Cf. vitamin E .
[ 1935-40; tóko ( s ) child, childbirth + phér ( ein ) to carry, BEAR 1 + -OL 1 ]