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sorbose

sorbose noun: the ketohexose (3S,4R,5S)-1,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexan-2-one used in the production of ascorbic acid.

Noun

sorbose (plural sorboses)

  1. The ketohexose (3S,4R,5S)-1,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexan-2-one used in the production of ascorbic acid

Forms of sorbose

pluralsorboses

Questions about sorbose

What does sorbose mean?
Sorbose means the ketohexose (3S,4R,5S)-1,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexan-2-one used in the production of ascorbic acid.
What part of speech is sorbose?
Sorbose is a noun.
What is the plural of sorbose?
The plural of sorbose is sorboses.

Words near sorbose in the dictionary

  1. Sorbonnist
  2. Sorbonnists
  3. sorbopyranose
  4. sorbopyranoses
  5. Sorbos
  6. sorbose
  7. sorboses
  8. sorbothane
  9. sorbs
  10. sorbus
  11. sorbuses

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