-itol


Chemistry.
  1. a suffix used in names of alcohols containing more than one hydroxyl group: inositol.

Origin of -itol

1

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British Dictionary definitions for -itol

-itol

suffix forming nouns
  1. indicating that certain chemical compounds are polyhydric alcohols: inisitol; sorbitol

Origin of -itol

1
from -ite ² + -ol 1

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