Sorbitol

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sor + bi + tol

Origin

From sorbus ("service tree") + -itol ("polyhydric alcohols")

Noun

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

Synonyms

• E420 when used as a sweetener