sugar alcohol
English
Noun
sugar alcohol (plural sugar alcohols)
- (biochemistry) A 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.
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Hyponyms
- See Category:English terms suffixed with -itol
- isomalt
Derived terms
- sugar alcohol dehydrogenase
Translations
a hydrogenated form of carbohydrate
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