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dulcitol

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[duhl-si-tawl, -tol] / ˈdʌl sɪˌtɔl, -ˌtɒl /

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. a water-soluble sugar alcohol, C 6 H 14 O 6 , isomeric with sorbitol, that is found in many plant species and is prepared in the laboratory by galactose reduction.

Etymology

Origin of dulcitol

1880–85; dulcite an earlier name (< Latin dulc(is) sweet + -ite 1 ) + -ol 1 ( def. )

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Dulcitol, or Dulcite, is an alcohol closely allied to the sugars.

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