Meanings
nounsorbic acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryan unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid, CH₃.CH:CH.CH:CH.COOH, found in Rowan berries, and used as a preservative
Synonyms: E200 when used as a preservative
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid, CH₃.CH:CH.CH:CH.COOH, found in Rowan berries, and used as a preservative
Similar
E200 when used as a preservative
Origin
- Latinsorbum“the rowan or serviceberry”
- Englishsorbic acid
Latin sorbum (“the rowan or serviceberry”).
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Catalan àcid sòrbic
- àcid sòrbicsorbic acid
Chinese Mandarin 山梨酸
- 山梨酸 (shānlísuān)sorbic acid
Estonian sorbiinhape
- sorbiinhapesorbic acid
German Sorbinsäure
- Sorbinsäuresorbic acid
Norwegian Bokmål sorbinsyre
- sorbinsyresorbic acid
Spanish ácido sórbico
- ácido sórbicosorbic acid
Swedish sorbinsyra
- sorbinsyrasorbic acid
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APA
sorbic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorbic%20acid
MLA
“sorbic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorbic%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sorbic acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorbic%20acid.
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