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VITAMIN A2
Dictionary entry overview: What does vitamin A2 mean?
• VITAMIN A2 (noun)
The noun VITAMIN A2 has 1 sense:
1. a viscous alcohol that is less active in mammals than is vitamin A1
Familiarity information: VITAMIN A2 used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A viscous alcohol that is less active in mammals than is vitamin A1
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
dehydroretinol; vitamin A2
Hypernyms ("vitamin A2" 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)
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