sugar alcohol

noun

A hydrogenated form of carbohydrate, whose carbonyl group has been reduced to a primary or secondary hydroxyl group; sugar alcohols are commonly used as sugar substitutes in food, often in combination with artificial sweeteners.

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-itolpolyalcoholpolyhydric alcohol
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Meanings

nounsugar alcohol (plural sugar alcohols)

plural sugar alcohols

  1. biochemistryA hydrogenated form of carbohydrate, whose carbonyl group has been reduced to a primary or secondary hydroxyl group; sugar alcohols are commonly used as sugar substitutes in food, often in combination with artificial sweeteners.

    Synonyms: -itol, polyalcohol, polyhydric alcohol

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA hydrogenated form of carbohydrate, whose carbonyl group has been reduced to a primary or secondary hydroxyl group; sugar alcohols are commonly used as sugar substitutes in food, often in combination with artificial sweeteners.

Similar
-itolpolyalcoholpolyhydric alcohol
Also see
carbasugarpolyhydric alcohol

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 糖醇
  • 糖醇 (tángchún)a hydrogenated form of carbohydrate
Hungarian cukoralkohol
  • cukoralkohola hydrogenated form of carbohydrate
Polish alkohol cukrowy
  • alkohol cukrowya hydrogenated form of carbohydrate
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APA

sugar alcohol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugar%20alcohol

MLA

“sugar alcohol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugar%20alcohol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sugar alcohol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugar%20alcohol.

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