phytol

P3H4Y4T1O1L1

noun

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

OriginEnglish alcohol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

nounphytol (countable and uncountable, plural phytols)

plural phytols

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  3. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  4. Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
  5. Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
  6. Englishphyto-
  7. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  8. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  9. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  10. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  11. Medieval Latinalcoho
  12. Middle Englishalcofol
  13. Englishalcohol
  14. Englishphytol

From phyto- + -ol.

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APA

phytol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytol

MLA

“phytol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytol. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phytol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytol.

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