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Related Terms:
hydroxyl group
arabinitol
galactitol
perseitol
lactitol
carbohydrate
deoxy sugar alcohol
hydrogenated
artificial
sweetener
pentitol
hexol
heptol
isomalt
erythritol
iditol
pseudosugar
carbonyl group
sorbitol
octitol
maltitol
mannitol
pseudooligosaccharide
dienitol
arabitol
food
cyclohexitol
xylitol
rhamnitol
sugar substitute
muramitol
ribitol
rum
Noun
Definition: 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.