sorbic acid
Meanings
noun
- an unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid, CH₃.CH:CH.CH:CH.COOH, found in Rowan berries, and used as a preservative
Word forms
Etymology
Latin sorbum (“the rowan or serviceberry”).
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