sorbose
[ sawr-bohs ]
/ ˈsɔr boʊs /
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 of sorbose
First recorded in 1895–1900;
sorb(itol) +
-ose2
Words nearby sorbose
Example sentences from the Web for sorbose
Sorbose is a crystalline solid, which is not fermentable by yeast, but which otherwise closely resembles fructose.
The Chemistry of Plant Life |Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherSorbose is the only other ketohexose which has any importance in plant chemistry.
The Chemistry of Plant Life |Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
British Dictionary definitions for sorbose
sorbose
/ (ˈsɔːbəʊs) /
noun
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
Word Origin for sorbose
C19: from
sorb +
-ose ²