sorbitol
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From earlier sorbite (from sorb + -ite) + -ol. By surface analysis, sorb + -itol.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɔː.bɪ.tɒl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɔɹ.bɪˌtɔl/
Noun
[edit]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
[edit]- E420 (as a sweetener)
Hypernyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Translations
References
[edit]- “sorbitol”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “sorbitol”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]sorbitol m (plural sorbitols)
Further reading
[edit]- “sorbitol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Noun
[edit]sorbitol m (definite singular sorbitolen, uncountable)
Usage notes
[edit]- Prior to a 2019 revision, this noun was considered grammatically neuter.[1] With the change, the form sorbitolet was made obsolete.
References
[edit]- “sorbitol” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (in Norwegian, retrieved 12.21.20)
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Noun
[edit]sorbitol m (definite singular sorbitolen, uncountable)
Usage notes
[edit]- Prior to a 2019 revision, this noun was considered grammatically neuter.[1] With the change, the form sorbitolet was made obsolete.
References
[edit]- “sorbitol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (in Norwegian, retrieved 12.21.20)
Spanish
[edit]Noun
[edit]sorbitol m (plural sorbitoles)
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