See Also: ribitol(medicine)
ribitol(dictionary)
D-ribitol-5-phoshate cytidylyltransferase(medicine)

ribitol (iou)



ribitol noun. M20.
[from RIBOSE + -ITOL.]
Chemistry. A colourless crystalline pentahydric alcohol, HOCH2(CHOH)3CH2OH, obtained by reduction of ribose and found uncombined in certain plants.
ribityl noun the radical HOCH2(CHOH)3CH2 M20.