scyllitol
noun
scyl·li·tol
\ˈsiləˌtȯl, -tōl\
Definition of scyllitol
-s
: an optically inactive sweet crystalline polyhydroxy alcohol C6H6(OH)6 that is found especially in the dogfish, in the leaves of the coconut palm, in flowering dogwood, and in acorns
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Origin and Etymology of scyllitol
New Latin Scyllium, genus name of the dogfish Scyllium canicula (from Greek skylion dogfish) + International Scientific Vocabulary -itol
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