Origin

from -ite² + -ol¹

-itol

Word Origin

Chemistry.

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

inositol.

Origin

-ite¹ + -ol¹

Related Words

sorbitol
xylitol

-itola suffix used in names of alcohols containing more than one hydroxyl group.

[-ite¹ + -ol¹]

-itol
noun suffix

ETYMOLOGY International Scientific Vocabulary -ite (I) + -ol (I)

: polyhydroxy alcohol usually related to a sugar
mannitol

-itol, suffix Chem.|ɪtɒl|[f. -ite¹ 4 + -ol 1.]Used to form the names of polyhydric alcohols other than di- or trihydric alcohols.Such compounds were formerly given names terminated by -ite, as in dulcite, inosite, mannite. These names were later modified by the addition of -ol to express their alcoholic nature, giving e.g. dulcitol, inositol, mannitol. Hence in mod. use -itol has become an independent suffix, as in hexitol.

-itol /ɪtɒl/ suffix.

ORIGIN: from -ite¹ + -ol.

Chemistry. Forming the names of polyhydric alcohols, as hexitol.

-i·tol
\əˌtȯl, -tōl\ noun suffix
(-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary -it- (from -ite) (I) + -ol
: polyhydroxy alcohol usually related to a sugar
< mannitol >
< inositol >

-itol

Suffix

Polyhydric alcohols.

词汇	-itol
词根词缀	Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD OED SOED Webster Wiktionary -itol suffix forming nouns indicating that certain chemical compounds are polyhydric alcohols ⇒ inisitol ⇒ sorbitol Origin from -ite² + -ol¹ -itol Word Origin Chemistry. 1 a suffix used in names of alcohols containing more than one hydroxyl group: inositol. Origin -ite¹ + -ol¹ Related Words sorbitol xylitol -itola suffix used in names of alcohols containing more than one hydroxyl group. [-ite¹ + -ol¹] -itol noun suffix ETYMOLOGY International Scientific Vocabulary -ite (I) + -ol (I) : polyhydroxy alcohol usually related to a sugar mannitol -itol, suffix Chem.\|ɪtɒl\|[f. -ite¹ 4 + -ol 1.]Used to form the names of polyhydric alcohols other than di- or trihydric alcohols.Such compounds were formerly given names terminated by -ite, as in dulcite, inosite, mannite. These names were later modified by the addition of -ol to express their alcoholic nature, giving e.g. dulcitol, inositol, mannitol. Hence in mod. use -itol has become an independent suffix, as in hexitol. -itol /ɪtɒl/ suffix. ORIGIN: from -ite¹ + -ol. Chemistry. Forming the names of polyhydric alcohols, as hexitol. -i·tol \əˌtȯl, -tōl\ noun suffix (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary -it- (from -ite) (I) + -ol : polyhydroxy alcohol usually related to a sugar < mannitol > < inositol > -itol Suffix Polyhydric alcohols.
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