quercitol
/ˈkwəːsɪtɒl/Chemistry
noun
A sweet crystalline cyclic alcohol obtained from the acorns and bark of various species of oak, and found also in viburnums and other plants.
- The name quercitol is applied to one or more of the stereoisomers of 1,2,3,4,5-pentahydroxycyclohexane; C6H12O5..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Watts (1815–1884), chemist. From classical Latin quercus oak + -itol.