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alditol en · NOUN

Etymology

ald(ose) + -itol

Meanings

  1. Any of a class of acyclic polyols formally derived from an aldose by reduction of the carbonyl functional group.

Forms

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Hypernyms

sugar alcohol

Relateds

aldehyde · aldose · aldol

Translations (1)

es alditol (acyclic polyol)