sorbitol

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noun

A sugar alcohol (2R,3S,4S,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol used as an artificial sweetener

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Synonyms

E420 sorbital sorbitan sorbose sorbierite anhydrosorbitol sorbite sorbin gulitol sorbic acid mannitol glucitol sugar alcohol erythritol sorbopyranose sorbinose sorbate

Associated

xylitol sucralose fructose malabsorption aspartame diapause sweetener osmotic laxative glycerol sucrose

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