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sorbitol

UK/ˈsɔː.bɪ.tɒl/US/ˈsɔɹ.bɪˌtɔl/

sorbitol noun: 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.

Noun

sorbitol (countable and uncountable, plural sorbitols)

  1. 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

sorbitol meaning in Tamil

sorbitol in Tamil

சர்க்கரை வகை, சார்பிட்டால்

Synonyms of sorbitol

  • E420

Forms of sorbitol

pluralsorbitols

Origin of sorbitol

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

Questions about sorbitol

What does sorbitol mean?
Sorbitol means 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.
What is sorbitol in Tamil?
Sorbitol in Tamil is சர்க்கரை வகை, சார்பிட்டால். See Sorbitol meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sorbitol?
Sorbitol is a noun.
How do you pronounce sorbitol?
Sorbitol is pronounced /ˈsɔː.bɪ.tɒl/ (UK).
What is the plural of sorbitol?
The plural of sorbitol is sorbitols.

Words near sorbitol in the dictionary

  1. sorbitizations
  2. sorbitize
  3. sorbitized
  4. sorbitizes
  5. sorbitizing
  6. sorbitol
  7. sorbitols
  8. Sorbo
  9. Sorbon
  10. Sorbonic
  11. Sorbonical

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sorbitol (page history and authors); sorbitol (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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