Definitions for sorbitol

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sorbitol sor·bi·tol

Spelling: [sawr-bi-tawl, -tol]

IPA: /ˈsɔr bɪˌtɔl, -ˌtɒl/

Sorbitol is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 276 anagrams from letters in sorbitol (biloorst).

Definitions for sorbitol

noun

1. a white, crystalline, sweet, water-soluble powder, C 6 H 8 (OH) 6 , occurring in cherries, plums, pears, seaweed, and many berries, obtained by the breakdown of dextrose and used as a sugar substitute for diabetics and in the manufacture of vitamin C, synthetic resins, candy, varnishes, etc.; sorbol.

Origin of sorbitol

First recorded in 1890-95; sorb¹ + -itol