sorbitic

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or made of sorbite.

“sorbitic fracture; sorbitic steel”

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Meanings

adjectivesorbitic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or made of sorbite.

    sorbitic fracture; sorbitic steel

    1 more example

    During that period, the advantages of manganese steel, and of heat treatment by the sorbitic process, were advocated strongly on the Southern Area of that company.

    1952 February, “Chromium and Sorbitic Steel Rails”, in Railway Magazine, page 73

Origin

From sorbite + -ic.

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APA

sorbitic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorbitic

MLA

“sorbitic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorbitic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sorbitic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorbitic.

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