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sorbose

[sawr-bohs]

noun Biochemistry.

a ketohexose, C₆H₁₂O₆, occurring in mountain ash and obtained industrially from sorbitol by bacterial oxidation: used in the synthesis of vitamin C.

Origin:
1895–1900; sorb(itol) + -ose²

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sorbose (ˈsɔːbəʊs)

—n
	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: CH₂OH(CHOH)₃COCH₂OH

[C19: from sorb + -ose²]

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