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lactitol

lactitol noun: a sugar alcohol, 4-O-α-D-galactopyranosyl-D-glucitol, derived from lactulose; it is used as an artificial sweetener (E966).

Noun

lactitol (usually uncountable, plural lactitols)

  1. (usually) A sugar alcohol, 4-O-α-D-galactopyranosyl-D-glucitol, derived from lactulose; it is used as an artificial sweetener (E966).

Forms of lactitol

plurallactitols

Origin of lactitol

From lact- + -itol.

Questions about lactitol

What does lactitol mean?
Lactitol means a sugar alcohol, 4-O-α-D-galactopyranosyl-D-glucitol, derived from lactulose; it is used as an artificial sweetener (E966).
What part of speech is lactitol?
Lactitol is a noun.
What is the plural of lactitol?
The plural of lactitol is lactitols.

Words near lactitol in the dictionary

  1. lactimidomycin
  2. lactims
  3. lactin
  4. lactisole
  5. lactitiol
  6. lactitol
  7. lactitols
  8. lactivism
  9. lactivist
  10. lactivists
  11. lactivore

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