Meaning Of The Word Sorbose

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sorbose in American English
a white, crystalline hexose, C6 H12 O6, obtained by fermenting sorbitol: it is used in the manufacture of vitamin C
noun: a ketohexose, C6H12O6, occurring in mountain ash and obtained industrially from sorbitol by bacterial oxidation: used in the synthesis of vitamin C

sorbose in British English
noun: a sweet-tasting hexose sugar derived from the berries of the mountain ash by bacterial action: used in the synthesis of ascorbic acid. Formula: CH2OH(CHOH)3COCH2OH

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