Etymology

ribityl

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Today it means: The univalent radical derived from ribitol. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← English ribitol
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The story

  1. Englishribitol
  2. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  3. English todayribityl

From ribitol + -yl.

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