different between glycerol vs sorbitol

English

Alternative forms

• glycerole (dated)

Etymology

From glycerine +? -ol.

Noun

glycerol (countable and uncountable, plural glycerols)

1. (organic chemistry) 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a trihydric alcohol
2. A syrupy sweet liquid obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of soap from animal or vegetable oils and fats; it is used as an antifreeze, a plasticizer, and a food sweetener and in the manufacture of dynamite, cosmetics etc.

Translations

Synonyms

• E422 when used as a sweetener
• glycerin
• glycerine

Derived terms

• phosphatidylglycerol

Related terms

• glyceride

English

Etymology

From sorb +? -itol (“polyhydroxy alcohol”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s??.b?.t?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s??.b??t?l/

Noun

sorbitol (countable and uncountable, plural sorbitols)

1. (biochemistry) A faintly sweet alcohol C₆H₁₄O₆ that occurs in some fruits, is made synthetically, and is used especially as a humectant and softener and in making ascorbic acid.

Synonyms

• E420 (as a sweetener)

Translations

References

• “sorbitol”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “sorbitol”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• triobols

French

Noun

sorbitol m (plural sorbitols)

1. (organic chemistry) sorbitol

Further reading

• “sorbitol” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

sorbitol m (definite singular sorbitolen, uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) sorbitol

Usage notes

• Prior to a 2019 revision, this noun was considered grammatically neuter. With the change, the form sorbitolet was made obsolete.

References

• “sorbitol” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

sorbitol m (definite singular sorbitolen, uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) sorbitol

Usage notes

• Prior to a 2019 revision, this noun was considered grammatically neuter. With the change, the form sorbitolet was made obsolete.

References

• “sorbitol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Noun

sorbitol m (plural sorbitoles)

1. (organic chemistry) sorbitol