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sorbose

American  
[sawr-bohs] / ˈsɔr boʊs /

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. a ketohexose, C 6 H 1 2 O 6 , occurring in mountain ash and obtained industrially from sorbitol by bacterial oxidation: used in the synthesis of vitamin C.

sorbose British  
/ ˈsɔːbəʊs /

noun

  1. biochem a sweet-tasting hexose sugar derived from the berries of the mountain ash by bacterial action: used in the synthesis of ascorbic acid. Formula: CH 2 OH(CHOH) 3 COCH 2 OH

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Etymology

Origin of sorbose

First recorded in 1895–1900; sorb(itol) + -ose 2

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