Quebrachitol
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Quebrachitol is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) A polyhydroxy cyclic alcohol, 2-0-methyl-chiro-inositol, obtained from the latex of the rubber tree as a starting point in the synthesis of several pharmaceuticals.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) A polyhydroxy cyclic alcohol, 2-0-methyl-chiro-inositol, obtained from the latex of the rubber tree as a starting point in the synthesis of several pharmaceuticals.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bruchin, chromanol, cincholoipon, cholyl, quercitol, chitobiosyl.
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