sorbitol

English

Etymology

From earlier sorbite (from sorb + -ite) + -ol. By surface analysis, sorb +‎ -itol.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔː.bɪ.tɒl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔɹ.bɪˌtɔl/

Noun

sorbitol (countable and uncountable, plural sorbitols)

1. (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

• E420 (as a sweetener)

Hypernyms

• sugar alcohol

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 山梨醇 (zh) (shānlíchún)

• Finnish: sorbitoli (fi)
• French: sorbitol (fr) m
• Galician: sorbitol (gl) m
• Japanese: ソルビトール (sorubitōru)
• Spanish: sorbitol m

References

• “sorbitol”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “sorbitol”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• triobols

French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

sorbitol m (plural sorbitols)

1. (organic chemistry) sorbitol

Further reading

• “sorbitol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

sorbitol m (definite singular sorbitolen, uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) sorbitol

Usage notes

• Prior to a 2019 revision, this noun was considered grammatically neuter. With the change, the form sorbitolet was made obsolete.

References

• “sorbitol” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

sorbitol m (definite singular sorbitolen, uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) sorbitol

Usage notes

• Prior to a 2019 revision, this noun was considered grammatically neuter. With the change, the form sorbitolet was made obsolete.

References

• “sorbitol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Noun

sorbitol m (plural sorbitoles)

1. (organic chemistry) sorbitol