Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ribitol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ribitol
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sugar alcohol (2R,3s,4S)-pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol formed by the reduction of ribose

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Reduction of neobiosamine C followed by hydrolysis gives ribitol."

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

iminoribitol polyribitol ribityl

Synonyms

adonitol

Questions

What does ribitol mean?: The sugar alcohol (2R,3s,4S)-pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol formed by the reduction of ribose

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