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-itol
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English
Etymology
From reanalysis of the ending of en mannitol, en sorbitol and so on, from en -ite (an old, non-specific use of this suffix) + en -ol.
Suffix
en organic chemistry Forming the names of polyhydric alcohols (sugar alcohols).
Derived terms
en
Translations
forming the names of polyhydric alcohols
Hungarian: hu -it
Polish: pl -itol m-in
Anagrams
en ilot TOIL ilot loti toil