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alditol

noun
al·​di·​tol | \ ˈal-də-ˌtȯl, -ˌtōl\
plural -s

Definition of alditol

: a polyhydroxy alcohol (as mannitol) formed by reducing an aldose (as mannose)

First Known Use of alditol

1954, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for alditol

aldose + -itol

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