Usually means: Sugar alcohol with six carbons.
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▸ noun:  (organic chemistry) Any polyol derived from a hexose

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hexyloxy, hexaol, hexol, hexoside, polyhexose, dihexosyl, deoxyhexose, hexite, caffeoylhexose, hexosyl, more...

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hexyloxy, hexaol, hexol, hexoside, polyhexose, dihexosyl, deoxyhexose, hexite, caffeoylhexose, hexosyl, more...



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