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phytol

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[fahy-tawl, -tol] / ˈfaɪ tɔl, -tɒl /

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. a hydrophobic alcohol, C 2 0 H 4 0 O, that occurs esterified as a side chain in the chlorophyll molecule.

Etymology

Origin of phytol

< German (1907); see phyto-, -ol 1

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