chimyl alcohol

noun chi·myl alcohol \ˈkī-məl-\

Medical Definition of CHIMYL ALCOHOL

: a crystalline alcohol C₁₉H₄₀O₃ obtained especially from fish-liver oils and the yellow marrow of cattle bones

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