Meanings
nounribitol (uncountable)
- uncountablebiochemistryThe sugar alcohol (2R,3s,4S)-pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol formed by the reduction of ribose
Reduction of neobiosamine C followed by hydrolysis gives ribitol.
1964, Hamao Umezawa, Recent Advances in Chemistry and Biochemistry of Antibiotics, page 71Synonyms: adonitol
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe sugar alcohol (2R,3s,4S)-pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol formed by the reduction of ribose
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Japanese リビトール, アドニトール
- リビトール (ribitōru)a sugar alcohol formed by the reduction of ribose
- アドニトール (adonitōru)a sugar alcohol formed by the reduction of ribose
Portuguese adonitol, ribitol
- adonitola sugar alcohol formed by the reduction of ribose
- ribitola sugar alcohol formed by the reduction of ribose
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“ribitol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribitol. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ribitol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribitol.
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