Sugar alcohol

Noun

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Definitions

1.NounA hydrogenated form of carbohydrate, whose carbonyl group has been reduced to a primary or secondary hydroxyl group; sugar alcohols are commonly used as sugar substitutes in food, often in combination with artificial sweeteners.

Synonyms

deoxy sugar alcohol polyhydric alcohol sorbitol biose aldose anhydrosugar glycosyl carbasugar pseudosugar isomaltulose anhydro sugar alchohol

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