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sorbic acid Definition

sor·bic acid (sôr′bik)

noun

a white, crystalline solid, CHCH:CHCH:CHCOOH, isolated from the berries of mountain ash or made synthetically: used in drying oils, and as a food preservative, fungicide, etc.

Etymology: sorb + -ic

Browse dictionary entries near sorbic acid

  1. ‹ Sorbian
  2. ‹ sorbet
  3. ‹ sorbent
  4. ‹ sorb
  5. ‹ sora
  6. ‹ soprano
  7. ‹ sopranino
  8. ‹ soppy
  9. ‹ sopping
  10. ‹ soporific
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