Look up: sorbitol

1. Sorbitol
   Sweetener that gives energy.
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2. sorbitol
   1. A sugar alcohol (sweetener) with 4 calories per gram. 2. A substance produced by the body in people with diabetes that can cause damage to the eyes and nerves.
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3. Sorbitol
   Gives a velvety feel to the skin. Derived from cherries, plums, pears, apples and seaweed
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4. sorbitol
   hexahydric alcohol extracted from sorb apples,used under regulations in Germany to sweeten sparkling wines for diabetics Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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5. sorbitol
   (= glucitol) The polyol (polyhydric alcohol) corresponding to glucose. Occurs naturally in some plants, is used as a growth substrate in some tests for bacteria, and is sometimes used to maintain the tonicity of low ionic strength media.
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6. sorbitol
   <chemical> The polyol (polyhydric alcohol) corresponding to glucose. Occurs naturally in some plants, is used as a growth substrate in some tests for bacteria and is sometimes used to maintain the tonicity of low ionic strength media. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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7. sorbitol
   (sor´bĭ-tol) a six-carbon sugar alcohol from a variety of fruits, found in lens deposits in diabetes mellitus. A pharmaceutical preparation is used as a sweetening agent and osmotic laxative, and in drugs as a tablet excipient, moistening agent, and stabilizer.
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8. sorbitol
   (from the article `carbohydrate`) ...hydrogen added) to form an alcohol; compounds formed in this way are called alditols, or sugar alcohols. The product formed as a result of the ... Reduction of the aldehyde group of a sugar by a reducing agent such as hydrogen and a nickel catalyst yields a sugar alcohol. For example, reduction ... ...
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9. Sorbitol
   Sorbitol, also known as glucitol, is a sugar alcohol that the human body metabolizes slowly. It can be obtained by reduction of glucose, changing the aldehyde group to a hydroxyl group. Sorbitol is found in apples, pears, peaches, and prunes. It is synthesized by sorbitol-6-phosphate dehydrogenase,...
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10. sorbitol
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sōr′bi-tol Definitions: 1. A reduction product of glucose and sorbose found in the berries of the rowan/mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia (family Rosaceae), and in many fruits and seaweeds. It has many industrial and pharmaceutical uses; medicinally, it is used as a...
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