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sorbic |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sorbic \Sor"bic\, a. [Cf. F. sorbique See {Sorb}.] (Chem.) Pertaining to or obtained from the rowan tree, or sorb; specifically, designating an acid, C?H?CO?H, of the acetylene series, found in the unripe berries of this tree, and extracted as a white crystalline substance.
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