xylitol

Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From Latin xylos (“wood or cotton-tree”) + -itol (“anhydric alcohol”)

Noun

xylitol (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) a pentahydric alcohol, C₅H₁₂O₅, penta-hydroxy pentane; derived from xylose; used as a sweetener

Synonyms

• E967 when used as a sweetener

Translations

an alcohol

• Finnish: ksylitoli (fi)
• German: Xylitol (de)

• Japanese: キシリトール (ja) (kishiritōru)

External links

• xylitol at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• lyxitol