糖醇 (tángchún): sugar alcohol

Meanings

1 sugar alcohol
2 polyol

Characters

糖

Examples

无糖口香糖通常含有糖醇。

Wú táng kǒuxiāngtáng tōngcháng hányǒu tángchún.

Sugar-free chewing gum usually contains sugar alcohols.

木糖醇是一种常见的糖醇。

Mùtángchún shì yī zhǒng chángjiàn de tángchún.

Xylitol is a common sugar alcohol.

Tips

usage

糖 ('sugar') + 醇 ('alcohol' in the chemistry sense, an -OH compound). Common members: 木糖醇 (xylitol), 山梨糖醇 (sorbitol), 麦芽糖醇 (maltitol). They're sweet but only partially absorbed — too much causes bloating.

Stroke Order

糖 táng

醇 chún

Related Words

山梨糖醇 shānlítángchún

sorbitol / sugar alcohol sweetener

powdered sugar; icing sugar; confectioner's sugar

戒糖 jiètáng

to quit sugar; to go sugar-free / to cut out sugar

控糖 kòngtáng

to control sugar intake / to manage blood sugar / to limit sugar (as a diet practice)

糖画 tánghuà

sugar painting / a traditional Chinese folk art of drawing figures with molten sugar

糖油饼 tángyóubǐng

sugar oil pancake / a Beijing deep-fried sweet flatbread, sugar-topped youbing

糖 táng HSK 3 #1,742

sugar / candy; sweets

糖炒栗子 tángchǎolìzi

sugar-fried chestnuts (autumn street-food specialty)