stīˈrasəˌtȯl, -tōl noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin Styrac-, Styrax + English -itol
: a crystalline heterocyclic polyhydric alcohol C 6 H 12 O 5 that is obtained from the fruit of a Japanese shrubby tree ( Styrax obassia ) or made synthetically and that is an inner ether of d -mannitol; 1,5-anhydro- d -mannitol