sugar alcohol

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sugar alcohol

noun sugar alcohols

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.
Similar: -itol, polyalcohol, polyhydric alcohol

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noun a hydrogenated form of carbohydrate

中文	糖醇 tángchún

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@misc{sugar_alcohol_2026,
  title = {sugar alcohol},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sugar%20alcohol},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}