Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a vitamin essential for normal vision (C20H30O); it prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes; same as
vitamin A . One U.S.P. unit of vitamin A is equivalent to 0.30 micrograms of pure vitamin A alcohol.
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- noun
Vitamin A
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- noun any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes
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Hence vitamin A has received the name of axerophthol.
sionnach commented on the word axerophthol
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June 20, 2009
bilby commented on the word axerophthol
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June 20, 2009
sionnach commented on the word axerophthol
It was a workaround. Everything I added was appearing in duplicate, so to delete one instance of the word I had to add a comment to make it different from the other instance. Oh, never mind...
June 20, 2009
bilby commented on the word axerophthol
And has your doppelganger now retired?
June 20, 2009
sionnach commented on the word axerophthol
Ich weiss nicht.
June 20, 2009
sionnach commented on the word axerophthol
Apparently so, but who knows?
June 20, 2009