polyalcohol
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polyalcohol — noun Date: 1900 an alcohol (as a diol) that contains more than one hydroxyl group … New Collegiate Dictionary
polyalcohol — /pol ee al keuh hawl , hol /, n. Chem. polyol. [1895 1900; POLY + ALCOHOL] * * * … Universalium
polyalcohol — An aliphatic or alicyclic molecule characterized by the presence of two or more hydroxyl groups; e.g., glycerol, inositol. [G. polys, much, many + alcohol] * * * poly·al·co·hol .päl ē al kə .hȯl n an alcohol (as ethylene glycol) that contains… … Medical dictionary
polyalcohol — poly·alcohol … English syllables
polyalcohol — ˌ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary poly + alcohol : an alcohol (as ethylene glycol) that contains more than one hydroxyl group * * * /pol ee al keuh hawl , hol /, n. Chem. polyol. [1895 1900; POLY + ALCOHOL] … Useful english dictionary
Sugar alcohol — A sugar alcohol (also known as a polyol, polyhydric alcohol, or polyalcohol) is a hydrogenated form of carbohydrate, whose carbonyl group (aldehyde or ketone, reducing sugar) has been reduced to a primary or secondary hydroxyl group. Its general… … Wikipedia
polyol — /pol ee awl , ol /, n. Chem. an alcohol containing three or more hydroxyl groups; a polyhydric alcohol. Also called polyalcohol. [POLY + OL1] * * * … Universalium
sugar alcohol — noun a hydrogenated form of carbohydrate, whose carbonyl group has been reduced to a primary or secondary hydroxyl group; sugar alcohols are commonly used as sugar substitutes in food, often in combination with artificial sweeteners. Syn:… … Wiktionary
threitol — noun A polyalcohol with the molecular formula CHO, primarily used as an intermediate in the chemical synthesis of other compounds … Wiktionary
alditol — The polyalcohol derived by reduction of an aldose; e.g., sorbitol. SEE ALSO: aldose reductase. * * * al·di·tol (alґdĭ tol) the polyhydroxy alcohol produced by reduction of the aldehyde group of an aldose … Medical dictionary
