| Term Name: | alditol |
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| Synonyms: | alditol, alditols, Glycitol, Sugar alcohol |
| Definition: | A carbohydrate that is an acyclic polyol having the general formula HOCH2[CH(OH)]nCH2OH (formally derivable from an aldose by reduction of the carbonyl group). |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:17522] ( EBI ) |