sugar alcohol

English

Noun

sugar alcohol (plural sugar alcohols)

1. (biochemistry) A hydrogenated form of carbohydrate, whose carbonyl group has been reduced to a primary or secondary hydroxyl group; sugar alcohols are commonly used as sugar substitutes in food, often in combination with artificial sweeteners.

Synonyms

• -itol
• polyalcohol
• polyhydric alcohol

Hypernyms

• polyol

Hyponyms

• See Category:English terms suffixed with -itol
• isomalt

Derived terms

• sugar alcohol dehydrogenase

Translations

a hydrogenated form of carbohydrate

• Hungarian: cukoralkohol