English Explanatory Dictionary

phytol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The diterpenoid alcohol (2E,7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol, derived from chlorophyll.

Word forms

phytol phytols

Etymology

From phyto- + -ol.

Derived words

isophytol phytyl
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