styracitol

noun

sty·​rac·​i·​tol

stīˈrasəˌtȯl,

-tōl

plural -s

: a crystalline heterocyclic polyhydric alcohol C₆H₁₂O₅ that is obtained from the fruit of a Japanese shrubby tree (Styrax obassia) or made synthetically and that is an inner ether of d-mannitol; 1,5-anhydro-d-mannitol

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Styrac-, Styrax + English -itol

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