Medical Dictionary

retinyl palmitate

noun ret·i·nyl palmitate \ˈret-ən-əl-\

Medical Definition of RETINYL PALMITATE

:  a light yellow to red oil C36H60O2 that is a derivative of vitamin A and is about half as potent—called also retinol palmitate, vitamin A palmitate

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