"xylitol" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: xylitols [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ξύλον + -itol (“anhydric alcohol”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|-itol|t1=anhydric alcohol}} -itol (“anhydric alcohol”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} xylitol (countable and uncountable, plural xylitols)
  1. (chemistry) A pentahydric alcohol, C₅H₁₂O₅, penta-hydroxy pentane; derived from xylose; used as a sweetener. Wikipedia link: xylitol Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry Synonyms: E967 when used as a sweetener Translations (an alcohol): 木糖醇 (mùtángchún) (Chinese Mandarin), ksylitoli (Finnish), Xylitol [neuter] (German), ξυλιτόλη (xylitóli) (Greek), xilitol (Hungarian), xilit (Hungarian), nyírfacukor (Hungarian), キシリトール (kishiritōru) (Japanese), ксилит (ksilit) (Kazakh), 자일리톨 (jaillitol) (Korean), 크실리톨 (keusillitol) (Korean), ксилит (ksilit) (Kyrgyz), ksylitol [masculine] (Polish), xilitol [masculine] (Portuguese), ксилит (ksilit) (Russian), xilitol [masculine] (Spanish), xylitol (Swedish), ksilitol (Turkish), ksilit (Uzbek)

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