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quebrachitol

quebrachitol noun: a polyhydroxy cyclic alcohol, 2-0-methyl-chiro-inositol, obtained from the latex of the rubber tree as a starting point in the synthesis of several pharmaceuticals.

Noun

quebrachitol (uncountable)

  1. A polyhydroxy cyclic alcohol, 2-0-methyl-chiro-inositol, obtained from the latex of the rubber tree as a starting point in the synthesis of several pharmaceuticals

Origin of quebrachitol

From Spanish quebracho (“quebracho tree”) + English -itol.

Questions about quebrachitol

What does quebrachitol mean?
Quebrachitol means a polyhydroxy cyclic alcohol, 2-0-methyl-chiro-inositol, obtained from the latex of the rubber tree as a starting point in the synthesis of several pharmaceuticals.
What part of speech is quebrachitol?
Quebrachitol is a noun.

Words near quebrachitol in the dictionary

  1. quebi-
  2. quebibyte
  3. quebibytes
  4. quebrachamine
  5. quebrachine
  6. quebrachitol
  7. quebracho
  8. Quebracho crested tinamou
  9. Quebracho crested tinamous
  10. quebrachos
  11. quebrada

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