"sugar alcohol" meaning in English

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          "word": "sugar alcohol dehydrogenase"
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      "glosses": [
        "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."
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        {
          "word": "polyol"
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          "word": "isomalt"
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          "hydrogenated",
          "hydrogenated"
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          "carbohydrate",
          "carbohydrate"
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          "carbonyl",
          "carbonyl"
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          "sugar substitute",
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        "(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."
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        {
          "word": "-itol"
        },
        {
          "word": "polyalcohol"
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        {
          "word": "polyhydric alcohol"
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "tángchún",
          "sense": "a hydrogenated form of carbohydrate",
          "word": "糖醇"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "sense": "a hydrogenated form of carbohydrate",
          "word": "cukoralkohol"
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          "sense": "a hydrogenated form of carbohydrate",
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          "word": "alkohol cukrowy"
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  "word": "sugar alcohol"
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        "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."
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          "hydrogenated",
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          "sugar substitute",
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        "(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."
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    {
      "word": "-itol"
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    {
      "word": "polyalcohol"
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    {
      "word": "polyhydric alcohol"
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      "roman": "tángchún",
      "sense": "a hydrogenated form of carbohydrate",
      "word": "糖醇"
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      "sense": "a hydrogenated form of carbohydrate",
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      "sense": "a hydrogenated form of carbohydrate",
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      "word": "alkohol cukrowy"
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  "word": "sugar alcohol"
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