RETINOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does retinol mean? 

• RETINOL (noun)
  The noun RETINOL has 1 sense:

1. an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene

  Familiarity information: RETINOL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RETINOL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

retinol; vitamin A1

Hypernyms ("retinol" is a kind of...):

A; antiophthalmic factor; axerophthol; vitamin A (any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes)

 Context examples 

An orally bioavailable powder formulation of a synthetic phenylretinamide analogue of retinol with potential chemopreventive and antineoplastic activities.

(Fenretinide Lipid Matrix, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic phenylretinamide analogue of retinol (vitamin A) with potential antineoplastic and chemopreventive activities.

(Carboxyphenyl Retinamide, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally-active synthetic phenylretinamide analogue of retinol (vitamin A) with potential antineoplastic and chemopreventive activities.

(Fenretinide, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin protein, may be involved in both the modulation of inflammation and the regulation of the transport of hydrophobic substances (ie. retinol, lipopolysaccharide).

(LCN2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Members of this enzyme family metabolize a wide variety of substrates, including ethanol, retinol, other aliphatic alcohols, hydroxysteroids, and lipid peroxidation products.

(Alcohol Dehydrogenase, NCI Thesaurus)

A naturally-occurring retinol (vitamin A) precursor obtained from certain fruits and vegetables with potential antineoplastic and chemopreventive activities.

(Beta-Carotene, NCI Thesaurus)

Class of carotenoids that have no vitamin A activity and cannot be converted to retinol.

(Nonprovitamin A Carotenoid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

An arbitrary unit of measurement of the specific biological activity of vitamin A, defined by the International Conference for Unification of Formula as equal approximately to 0.30 micrograms of all-trans retinol or to 0.60 micrograms of the provitamin A, all-trans-beta-carotene.

(International Unit of Vitamin A, NCI Thesaurus)