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Medical Definition of Tocol
1. Fundamental unit of the tocopherols; 6-phytylhydroquinone (see structure A, in figure) becomes, in the chromanol form, 2-methyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)chroman-6-ol (structure B, in figure). (05 Mar 2000)
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1. Fundamental unit of the tocopherols; 6-phytylhydroquinone (see structure A, in figure) becomes, in the chromanol form, 2-methyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)chroman-6-ol (structure B, in figure). (05 Mar 2000)