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sorbic
CIDE DICTIONARY
sorbic, a. [Cf. F. sorbique. See Sorb.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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