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sorbose definition

sor·bose (sôr′bōs′)

noun

a white, crystalline hexose, CHO, obtained by fermenting sorbitol: it is used in the manufacture of vitamin C

Etymology: sorb(itol) + -ose

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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