dulcitol
[ duhl-si-tawl, -tol ]
nounBiochemistry.
a water-soluble sugar alcohol, C6H14O6, isomeric with sorbitol, that is found in many plant species and is prepared in the laboratory by galactose reduction.
Origin of dulcitol
1- Also called ga·lac·ti·tol [guh-lak-ti-tawl, ‐tol], /gəˈlæk tɪˌtɔl, ‐ˌtɒl/, dul·cite [duhl-sahyt], /ˈdʌl saɪt/, dul·cose [duhl-kohs]. /ˈdʌl koʊs/.
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How to use dulcitol in a sentence
dulcitol, or Dulcite, is an alcohol closely allied to the sugars.
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