Definition of retinol
: the chief and typical vitamin A C20H29OH that is a highly unsaturated alicyclic alcohol used in various forms in medicine and nutrition
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Origin and Etymology of retinol
retin- + 1-ol; from its being the source of retinal
First Known Use: 1960
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