alpha-tocopherol
noun
al·pha-to·coph·er·ol ˈal-fə-tō-ˈkä-fə-ˌrȯl 
-ˌrōl
: the predominant form of vitamin E C29H50O2 that is essential to human nutrition
… the vitamin E sold as a dietary supplement contains primarily alpha-tocopherol.
Janet Raloff
Janet RaloffNote: Alpha-tocopherol is a potent antioxidant and the most biologically active form of vitamin E. Because alpha-tocopherol is the form of vitamin E most essential to biological functioning, it is often used synonymously with vitamin E.
Vitamin E—also called alpha-tocopherol—is a vitamin in search of a deficiency disease. S. Boyd Eaton
S. Boyd Eaton
Word History
First Known Use
1936, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
alpha-tocopherol
noun
al·pha-to·coph·er·ol ˌal-fə-tō-ˈkäf-ə-ˌrȯl, -ˌrōl
: the predominant form of vitamin E C29H50O2 that is essential to human nutrition
… the vitamin E sold as a dietary supplement contains primarily alpha-tocopherol. Janet Raloff
Janet RaloffNote: Alpha-tocopherol is a potent antioxidant and the most biologically active form of vitamin E. Because alpha-tocopherol is the form of vitamin E most essential to biological functioning, it is often used synonymously with vitamin E.
Vitamin E—also called alpha-tocopherol—is a vitamin in search of a deficiency disease. S. Boyd Eaton
S. Boyd Eaton