alditol

== English == === Etymology === ald(ose) + -itol === Noun === alditol (plural alditols) (organic chemistry) Any of a class of acyclic polyols formally derived from an aldose by reduction of the carbonyl functional group. ==== Hypernyms ==== sugar alcohol ==== Related terms ==== aldehyde, aldol, aldose ==== Translations ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aldiˈtol/ [al̪.d̪iˈt̪ol] Rhymes: -ol Syllabification: al‧di‧tol === Noun === alditol m (plural alditoles) (organic chemistry) alditol