Etymology

retinol

R1E1T1I1N1O1L1

Today it means: A fat-soluble carotenoid vitamin (vitamin A), present in fish oils and green vegetables, essential to normal vision and to bone development. Full definition →

English alcohol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho
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  1. Englishretina
  2. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  3. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  4. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  5. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  6. Medieval Latinalcoho
  7. Middle Englishalcofol
  8. Englishalcohol
  9. English todayretinol

From retina + -ol.

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