adonitol
noun
adon·i·tol
ə-ˈdän-ə-ˌtȯl, -ˌtōl
: a crystalline pentose alcohol C5H12O5 occurring naturally in a plant (Adonis vernalis) and obtainable by reduction of ribose
called also ribitol
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