Dictionary entry

Sorbic

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.