xylitol

See also: Xylitol

English

Etymology

From Latin xylos (“wood or cotton-tree”) + -itol (“anhydric alcohol”).

Noun

xylitol (countable and uncountable, plural xylitols)

  1. (chemistry) a pentahydric alcohol, C5H12O5, penta-hydroxy pentane; derived from xylose; used as a sweetener

Synonyms
  • E967 when used as a sweetener

Translations

Further reading
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Anagrams

Spanish

Noun

xylitol m (plural xylitoles)

  1. xylitol
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