noun
glucitol
Scientific term for the sugar alcohol also commonly known as sorbitol. Used in biochemistry, food science, and medicine.
グルシトールは食品添加物として使われる糖アルコールの一種です。
Glucitol is a type of sugar alcohol used as a food additive.
Sorbitol is the more common name for the same compound; グルシトール is a less frequent synonym used in some scientific contexts.
Borrowed from English 'glucitol', itself derived from 'glucose' + '-itol' (a suffix for sugar alcohols).