volemitol

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What does volemitol mean?

A seven-carbon sugar alcohol, widely distributed in plants, red algae, fungi, mosses, and lichens.

Where does volemitol come from?

From Lactarius volemus (the mushroom from which it was first isolated) + -ol.

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