"alditol" meaning in English

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        "Any of a class of acyclic polyols formally derived from an aldose by reduction of the carbonyl functional group."
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          "polyol",
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        "(organic chemistry) Any of a class of acyclic polyols formally derived from an aldose by reduction of the carbonyl functional group."
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