SORBOSE


Meaning of SORBOSE in English

/sawr"bohs/ , n. Biochem.

a ketohexose, C 6 H 12 O 6 , occurring in mountain ash and obtained industrially from sorbitol by bacterial oxidation: used in the synthesis of vitamin C.

[ 1895-1900; SORB(ITOL) + -OSE 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .