dulcitol

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dulsi tôl′, -tol′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
dul•ci•tol  (dulsi tôl′, -tol′),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
    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. Also called galactitol, dul•cite  (dulsīt),USA pronunciation dul•cose  (dulkōs).USA pronunciation 
    • Latin dulc(is) sweet + -ite1) + ol1
    • dulcite an earlier name (1880–85


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