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Xylitol
Medical Definition: | A five-carbon sugar alcohol derived from xylose by reduction of the carbonyl group. It is as sweet as sucrose. It is used as a noncariogenic sweetner and as a sugar substitute in diabetic diets. (From Dorland, 28th ed) | |
CAS Type 1 Name: | CAS Number: | 87-99-0 |
Xylitol Medical Definitions and Terms
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