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tocopherol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
to-co-pherol
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several isomers of the principal component of vitamin E, each containing a chromanol ring and an isoprene side-chain.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tocopherols (plural)

Derived Forms

tocopheryl

Phrases

alpha-tocopherol

Frequently Paired Words

tocotrienol

Synonyms

E306 E307 E308 and E309 when used as an antioxidant vitamin e e

Questions

What does tocopherol mean?
Any of several isomers of the principal component of vitamin E, each containing a chromanol ring and an isoprene side-chain.
Where does tocopherol come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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