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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bitter-sweet substance, C6H10(OH) or 1,4-dihydroxyhexahydrobenzene, made by the action of sodium amalgam and carbon dioxid on diketohexamethylene. It melts at 144° C. Also called
quinitol .
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