"sugar alcohol" meaning in English

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      "derived": [
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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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      "hypernyms": [
        {
          "word": "polyol"
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      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "word": "isomalt"
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          "hydrogenated",
          "hydrogenated"
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          "carbohydrate",
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          "carbonyl group",
          "carbonyl group"
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          "hydroxyl group",
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          "sugar substitute",
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          "food",
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          "artificial",
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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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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-itol"
        },
        {
          "word": "polyalcohol"
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        {
          "word": "polyhydric alcohol"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a hydrogenated form of carbohydrate",
          "word": "cukoralkohol"
        }
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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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          "carbonyl group",
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          "hydroxyl group",
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          "sugar substitute",
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          "food",
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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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  "word": "sugar alcohol"
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