styracitol

styracitol
\\stīˈrasəˌtȯl, -tōl\ noun (-s)
Etymology: New Latin Styrac-, Styrax + English -itol
: 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

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  • styracitol — sty·rac·i·tol …   English syllables

  • mannitan — ˈmanəˌtan noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mannite + an : an anhydride (as styracitol) C6H12O5 of mannitol that with fatty acids forms esters useful as emulsifying agents …   Useful english dictionary

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