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sor•bose
Pronunciation: (sôr'bōs), [key]—
n. Biochem.
a ketohexose, C
6H
12O
6, occurring in mountain ash and obtained industrially from sorbitol by bacterial oxidation: used in the synthesis of vitamin C.
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