-itol

Questions

What does -itol mean?

Forming the names of polyhydric alcohols (sugar alcohols).

Where does -itol come from?

From reanalysis of the ending of mannitol, sorbitol and so on, from -ite (an old, non-specific use of this suffix) + -ol.

How to pronounce -itol

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