-itol

Morpheme

-itol

Type

suffix

Denotation

chemical suffix denoting the names of polyhydric alcohols (sugar alcohols)

Etymology

clip of sortibol, from <Sorb + it(e) + ol>

Evidence

alditol, cyclitol, lactitol, maltitol, sorbitol, xylitol

See Also

-ol

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