VITAMIN A Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase vitamin a. (close relations)
Definition of VITAMIN A
Best Alternative Words for VITAMIN A
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axerophthol | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes | ||||||||
retinal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • in or relating to the retina of the eye noun • either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light | ||||||||
retinol | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene | ||||||||
a | nounn | |||||||
noun • the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet • a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation • any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes • one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA, also known as deoxyadenylate, or dAMP; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) • (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA • the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites • the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet • the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen | ||||||||
antiophthalmic factor | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes |