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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

axerophthol

· IPA /ˌæksəˈɹɒfθɒl/
01 n. a vitamin essential for normal vision (C20H30O); it prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes; same as vitamin A. On…
  1. 1.
    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. Also: vitamin A