lactitol

English

Etymology

From lact- +‎ -itol.

Noun

lactitol (usually uncountable, plural lactitols)

  1. (organic chemistry) A sugar alcohol, 4-O-α-D-galactopyranosyl-D-glucitol, derived from lactulose; it is used as an artificial sweetener (E966).
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