alditol

English edit

Etymology edit

ald(ose) + -itol

Noun edit

alditol (plural alditols)

(organic chemistry) Any of a class of acyclic polyols formally derived from an aldose by reduction of the carbonyl functional group.

Hypernyms edit

sugar alcohol

Related terms edit

aldehyde, aldol, aldose

Translations edit

acyclic polyol

Spanish: alditol m

Spanish edit

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alditol

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /aldiˈtol/ [al̪.d̪iˈt̪ol]
Rhymes: -ol
Syllabification: al‧di‧tol

Noun edit

alditol m (plural alditoles)

(organic chemistry) alditol

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