Definition of Alditol

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of acyclic polyols formally derived from an aldose by reduction of the carbonyl functional group. ¹

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Medical Definition of Alditol

1. The polyalcohol derived by reduction of an aldose; e.g., sorbitol. See: aldose reductase. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alditol

aldermanry
aldermanship
aldermanships
aldermen
aldern
alderpeople
alderperson
alders
alderwoman
alderwomen
aldgates
aldicarb
aldicarbs
aldimine
aldimines
alditol (current term)
alditols
aldobiuronic acid
aldocortin
aldofuranose
aldofuranoses
aldoheptonic acid
aldoheptose
aldohexonic acid
aldohexose
aldohexoses
aldoketomutase
aldoketose
aldoketoses
aldol

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