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sorbic

sorbic


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  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.