- perseitol
- \\ˈpərsēəˌtȯl, _pərˈs-, -tōl\ noun
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary perse- (from New Latin Persea, genus name of Persea gratissima) + -itol: a crystalline polyhydric alcohol CH2OH(CHOH)5CH2OH found in the fruit and leaves of avocados
Useful english dictionary. 2012.