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tocopherol

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From Ancient Greek τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”) + φέρειν (phérein, “to bear or carry”) + -ol.

noun tocopherols

Any of several isomers of the principal component of vitamin E, each containing a chromanol ring and an isoprene side-chain.
Similar: E306, E307, E308 and E309 when used as an antioxidant

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noun organic compound

한국어	토코페롤 tokoperol
日本語	トコフェロール tokoferōru
中文	生育酚 shēngyùfēn

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@misc{tocopherol_2026,
  title = {tocopherol},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tocopherol},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}