-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
mannitol
noun suffix
 ETYMOLOGY  International Scientific Vocabulary -ite (I) + -ol (I)
: polyhydroxy alcohol usually related to a sugarmannitol
ORIGIN: from -ite 1-ol 
-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 >
< mannitol >
< inositol >
-itol
Suffix
- Polyhydric alcohols.