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Answer for the clue "An unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene ", 7 letters:
retinol

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Retinol ( Vitamin A ) is one of the animal forms of vitamin A . It is a diterpenoid and an alcohol. It is convertible to other forms of vitamin A, and the retinyl ester derivative of the alcohol serves as the storage form of the vitamin in animals. When ...

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n. an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene [syn: vitamin A1 ]