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threitol

threitol noun: a polyalcohol with the molecular formula C₄H₁₀O₄, primarily used as an intermediate in the chemical synthesis of other compounds.

Noun

threitol (plural threitols)

  1. A polyalcohol with the molecular formula C₄H₁₀O₄, primarily used as an intermediate in the chemical synthesis of other compounds.

Forms of threitol

pluralthreitols

Origin of threitol

From thre- + -itol.

Words formed from threitol

Questions about threitol

What does threitol mean?
Threitol means a polyalcohol with the molecular formula C₄H₁₀O₄, primarily used as an intermediate in the chemical synthesis of other compounds.
What part of speech is threitol?
Threitol is a noun.
What is the plural of threitol?
The plural of threitol is threitols.

Words near threitol in the dictionary

  1. threeven
  2. threeway
  3. threeways
  4. Threipland
  5. Threiplands
  6. threitol
  7. threitols
  8. Threlkeld
  9. Threlkelds
  10. thremmatological
  11. thremmatologist

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