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-itol

American  
Chemistry.

  1. a suffix used in names of alcohols containing more than one hydroxyl group.

    inositol.
-itol British  

suffix

  1. indicating that certain chemical compounds are polyhydric alcohols

    inisitol

    sorbitol
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Etymology

Origin of -itol

-ite 1 + -ol 1

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