A polyol is an alcohol containing multiple hydroxyl groups. In two technological disciplines the term `polyol` has a special meaning: food science and polymer chemistry. == Food science == Sugar alcohols, a class of polyols, are commonly added to foods because of their lower caloric content than sugars; however, they are also, in general, less s.....
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(from the article `industrial polymers, major`) The alcohol-terminated polyethers and polyesters are known as polyols.
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Polyhydroxy alcohol;a sugar that contains many -OH (-ol) groups, such as the sugar alcohols and inositols. ... Polyol dehydrogenases, oxidizing enzymes that catalyze the dehydrogenation of sugar alcohols to monosaccharides (in EC class 1.1), specifically l-iditol dehydrogenase and aldose reductase. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Polymer or organic compound containing several -OH alcohol groups Polyurethanes are manufactured using either polyether polyols or polyester polyols
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Type: Term Pronunciation: pol′ē-ol Definitions: 1. a sugar that contains many —OH (-ol) groups, such as the sugar alcohols and inositols.
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