-itol

American

Chemistry.

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

inositol.

-itol British

suffix

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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