quercitol

[ kwur-si-tawl, -tol ]
/ ˈkwɜr sɪˌtɔl, -ˌtɒl /

noun Chemistry.

a colorless, crystalline, sweet, water-soluble solid, C6H12O5, obtained from acorns or oak bark: used chiefly in medicine.
Also called acorn sugar.

Origin of quercitol

First recorded in 1880–85; quercet(in) + -ol1