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cyclitol

cyclitol noun: any hydroxylated cycloalkane having at least three hydroxy groups attached to different carbon atoms.

Noun

cyclitol (plural cyclitols)

  1. Any hydroxylated cycloalkane having at least three hydroxy groups attached to different carbon atoms.

Forms of cyclitol

pluralcyclitols

Words formed from cyclitol

Questions about cyclitol

What does cyclitol mean?
Cyclitol means any hydroxylated cycloalkane having at least three hydroxy groups attached to different carbon atoms.
What part of speech is cyclitol?
Cyclitol is a noun.
What is the plural of cyclitol?
The plural of cyclitol is cyclitols.

Words near cyclitol in the dictionary

  1. cyclite
  2. cyclitic
  3. cyclitic membrane
  4. cyclitic membranes
  5. cyclitis
  6. cyclitol
  7. cyclitols
  8. cyclizable
  9. cyclization
  10. cyclizations
  11. cyclize

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