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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several fat-soluble vitamins consisting of tocopherols, especially alpha-tocopherol, that are found chiefly in vegetable oils, nuts and seeds, wheat germ, leafy green vegetables, and milk and act as antioxidants in the body.
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- noun Any of several
fat-soluble vitamins, found inplants , that act asantioxidants and are essential forreproduction ; thetocopherols .
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