alditol

English

Etymology

ald(ose) + -itol

Noun

alditol (plural alditols)

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

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Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

alditol m (plural alditoles)

  1. (organic chemistry) alditol
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