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Polyalcohol vs Threitol - What's the difference?

polyalcohol | threitol |

In chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between polyalcohol and threitol

is that polyalcohol is (chemistry) an alcohol containing several hydroxy groups (typically more than two) while threitol is (chemistry) a polyalcohol with the molecular formula c4h10o4, primarily used as an intermediate in the chemical synthesis of other compounds.

As nouns the difference between polyalcohol and threitol

is that polyalcohol is (chemistry) an alcohol containing several hydroxy groups (typically more than two) while threitol is (chemistry) a polyalcohol with the molecular formula c4h10o4, primarily used as an intermediate in the chemical synthesis of other compounds.

polyalcohol

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) An alcohol containing several hydroxy groups (typically more than two)

    • Synonyms

    * polyhydric alcohol * polyol

    threitol

    English

    (wikipedia threitol)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) A polyalcohol with the molecular formula C4H10O4, primarily used as an intermediate in the chemical synthesis of other compounds.