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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A white, sweetish crystalline sugar, C6H12O6, used in the manufacture of ascorbic acid.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. Same as sorbinose.

Wiktionary

  1. n. biochemistry The ketohexose (3S,4R,5S)-1,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexan-2-one used in the production of ascorbic acid

Etymologies

  1. sorb(itol) + -ose2. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “This reaction is produced by lævulose, sorbose, cane sugar, and inulin, an intense colour being given within an hour or two.”

    Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900

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