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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sor′bic ac′id (sôr′bik),USA pronunciation [Chem.]- Chemistrya white, crystalline compound, C6H8O2, slightly soluble in water, soluble in many organic solvents: used as a preservative in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sorbic acid /ˈsɔːbɪk/ n - 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
Etymology: 19th Century: from sorb (the tree), from its discovery in the berries of the mountain ash |