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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)

  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

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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)

  1. 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)

  1. dextrose (sugar)

Further reading

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

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