As nouns the difference between glucose and sorbin
is that glucose is while sorbin is (organic compound) an unfermentable sugar, isomeric with glucose, found in the ripe berries of the rowan tree, or sorb.
glucose
Noun
(-)
(carbohydrate) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.
Synonyms
* grape sugar
* blood sugar
* corn sugar
Hyponyms
* dextrose
* D-glucose
* L-glucose
* dextroglucose
Hypernyms
* aldohexose
* hexose
* monosaccharide
Derived terms
* glucose syrup
* glucoside
* glucosiduronate
* isoglucose
See also
* levoglucose
sorbin
English
Noun
(
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(organic compound) An unfermentable sugar, isomeric with glucose, found in the ripe berries of the rowan tree, or sorb.
(
Webster 1913)