n :  an oily aliphatic primary alcohol C₂₀H₃₉OH obtained by hydrolysis of chlorophyll (as by means of chlorophyllase) and used in synthesizing vitamin E and vitamin K₁ .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  fa·tal  fatty oil  fe·tal  phy·tyl 
 
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