Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A white, sweetish crystalline sugar, C6H12O6, used in the manufacture of ascorbic acid.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as sorbinose.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

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

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[sorb(itol) + –ose.]

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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 C. F. Cross

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