scyllitol

noun

scyl·​li·​tol

ˈsiləˌtȯl,

-tōl

plural -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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Scyllium, genus name of the dogfish Scyllium canicula (from Greek skylion dogfish) + International Scientific Vocabulary -itol

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