D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Sorbic

· Sor·bic · IPA
01 a. Pertaining to, or obtained from, the rowan tree, or sorb; specifically, designating an acid, C�H�CO�H, of the acetylene series, found in th…
  1. 1.
    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.(Chem.)