galactitol
/ɡəˈlaktɪtɒl/Chemistry
noun
A crystalline alcohol produced by reduction of galactose and found in many plants.
- Galactitol is a hexahydric alcohol. Formula: C6H14O6..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From galact- + -itol, after German Galactit.