Meanings
nounvolemitol (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA seven-carbon sugar alcohol, widely distributed in plants, red algae, fungi, mosses, and lichens.
Origin
From Lactarius volemus (the mushroom from which it was first isolated) + -ol.
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APA
volemitol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volemitol
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“volemitol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volemitol. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “volemitol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volemitol.
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