nonxylitol

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ xylitol.

Adjective

nonxylitol (not comparable)

1. Not of or pertaining to xylitol.
   • 1982, C O Chichester, Advances in food research:

     With the nonisolated xylose, the separation of nonxylitol polyols must be made before xylitol crystallization (Fig. 3).

   • 1990, Eleanor Noss Whitney, Eva May Nunnelley Hamilton, Sharon Rady Rolfes, Understanding nutrition:

     Children who chewed xylitol-sweetened gum three times a day for two years developed fewer dental cavities than did their classmates who chewed nonxylitol gum.