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quercitol

quercitol noun: the sugar alcohol 5-deoxyinositol present in acorns and the bark of oaks.

Noun

quercitol (uncountable)

  1. The sugar alcohol 5-deoxyinositol present in acorns and the bark of oaks

Questions about quercitol

What does quercitol mean?
Quercitol means the sugar alcohol 5-deoxyinositol present in acorns and the bark of oaks.
What part of speech is quercitol?
Quercitol is a noun.

Words near quercitol in the dictionary

  1. quercitannic acid
  2. quercitannin
  3. quercitannoform
  4. quercite
  5. quercitin
  6. quercitol
  7. quercitrin
  8. quercitron
  9. quercitrons
  10. quercivorous
  11. quercoid

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