xy·li·tol (zī'lĭ-tôl', -tōl', -tŏl')
n.
A sweet white crystalline alcohol, C₅H₁₂O₅, derived from xylose and used especially as a sugar substitute in oral health products.

[XYL(OSE) + (SORB)ITOL.]

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