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单词 tocopherol
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
to•coph•er•ol  (tō kofə rôl′, -rol′),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
  1. Biochemistryone 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. 
  • Greek tóko(s) child, childbirth + phér(ein) to carry, bear1 + -ol1
  • 1935–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tocopherol /tɒˈkɒfəˌrɒl/ n
  1. any of a group of fat-soluble alcohols that occur in wheat-germ oil, watercress, lettuce, egg yolk, etc. They are thought to be necessary for healthy human reproduction
    Also called: vitamin E
Etymology: 20th Century: from toco-, from Greek tokos offspring (see tocology) + -pher-, from pherein to bear + -ol1
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