sorbitol

About 0.36 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. 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.

Similar words

sorbital sorbitan sorbose sorbierite anhydrosorbitol sorbite sorbin gulitol sorbic acid mannitol

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Word family

sorbitols