-itol

English

Etymology

From reanalysis of the ending of mannitol, sorbitol and so on, from -ite (an old, non-specific use of this suffix) + -ol.

Suffix

-itol

1. (organic chemistry) Forming the names of polyhydric alcohols (sugar alcohols).

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -itol

Translations

forming the names of polyhydric alcohols

• Hungarian: -it (hu)

Anagrams

• TOIL, ilot, loti, toil