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eryth·ri·tol \ə̇ˈrithrəˌtȯl, -ōl\ noun (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary erythr- + -itol : a sweet crystalline tetrahydroxy alcohol HOCH2(CHOH)2CH2OH obtained as the optically inactive meso form from lichens, algae, and yeasts or made by reduction of erythrose and used chiefly in the form of its tetranitrate as a vasodilator |