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adon·i·tol \əˈdänəˌtȯl, -ōl\ noun (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary adon- (from New Latin Adonis, genus name of Adonis vernalis) + -itol; originally formed in German : a crystalline pentahydroxy alcohol HOCH2(CHOH)3CH2OH occurring in a plant (Adonis vernalis) and obtainable by reduction of ribose — called also ribitol |