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Definition of Polyol
1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any organic compound having three or more hydroxyl functional groups; a polyhydric alcohol. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polyol
1. an alcohol containing three or more hydroxyl groups [n -S]
Medical Definition of Polyol
1. Polyhydroxy alcohol;a sugar that contains many -OH (-ol) groups, such as the sugar alcohols and inositols. Polyol dehydrogenases, oxidizing enzymes that catalyze the dehydrogenation of sugar alcohols to monosaccharides (in EC class 1.1), specifically l-iditol dehydrogenase and aldose reductase. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyol
Literary usage of Polyol
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Large Scale Coastal Behavior (1993) edited by J. H. List (1995)
"... importers, and processors of nitrate polyether polyol (generic name). ...
importers, and processors of polysubstituted polyol . ..."
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