ˈsiləˌtȯl, -tōl noun
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Etymology: New Latin Scyllium, genus name of the dogfish Scyllium canicula (from Greek skylion dogfish) + International Scientific Vocabulary -itol
: an optically inactive sweet crystalline polyhydroxy alcohol C 6 H 6 (OH) 6 that is found especially in the dogfish, in the leaves of the coconut palm, in flowering dogwood, and in acorns