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sorbitol
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)
- (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)
- (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)
- (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)
- (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)
- (organic chemistry) sorbitol
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dextrose
English
Etymology
From dextro- +? -ose (“right sugar”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d?kst???z/
Noun
dextrose (countable and uncountable, plural dextroses)
- The naturally-occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule.
Usage notes
Levose is not the antonym L-glucose form, due to the origins of stereochemistry and sugar research. "Levose" is a misspelling of levulose (also misspelled as levolose), D-fructose, due to those origins.
Synonyms
- D-glucose / D-Glucose
- dextroglucose
Antonyms
- L-glucose / L-Glucose (levorotatory form of glucose)
Hypernyms
- glucose
- aldohexose
- hexose
- monosaccharide
Related terms
- levulose (left sugar)
Translations
Anagrams
- detoxers
French
Noun
dextrose m (uncountable)
- dextrose (sugar)
Further reading
- “dextrose” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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