fucitol

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noun

The deoxy sugar alcohol (2R,3S,4R,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentanol, derived from a seaweed.

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Meanings

nounfucitol (plural fucitols)

plural fucitols

  1. biochemistryThe deoxy sugar alcohol (2R,3S,4R,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentanol, derived from a seaweed.
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