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Webster 1913 Edition
Sorbic
Sor′bic
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
sorbique
. See Sorb
.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or obtained from, the rowan tree, or sorb; specifically, designating an acid, C[GREEK]H[GREEK]CO[GREEK]H, of the acetylene series, found in the unripe berries of this tree, and extracted as a white crystalline substance.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sorbic
SORB'IC
,Adj.
Definition 2024
sorbic
sorbic
English
Adjective
sorbic (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to the rowan tree (the sorb).
- (chemistry) Of, or derived from sorbic acid.