"sugar alcohol" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sugar alcohols [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sugar alcohol (plural sugar alcohols)
  1. (biochemistry) 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. Categories (topical): Carbohydrates Synonyms: -itol, polyalcohol, polyhydric alcohol Hypernyms: polyol Hyponyms: isomalt Derived forms: sugar alcohol dehydrogenase Translations (a hydrogenated form of carbohydrate): cukoralkohol (Hungarian)

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