单词 | sorbic acid |
释义 | sorbic acid in British English (ˈsɔːbɪk) noun a white crystalline unsaturated carboxylic acid found in berries of the mountain ash and used to inhibit the growth of moulds and as an additive for certain synthetic coatings, as of cheese (E200); 2,4-hexadienoic acid. It exists as cis- and trans- isomers, the latter being the one usually obtained. Formula: CH3CH:CHCH:CHCOOH Word origin C19: from sorb (the tree), from its discovery in the berries of the mountain ashsorbic acid in American English (ˈsɔrbɪk) a white, crystalline solid, CH3CH:CHCH:CHCOOH, isolated from the berries of mountain ash or made synthetically: used in drying oils, andas a food preservative, fungicide, etc. Word origin sorb + -icWord lists with names of acids |
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