sorbic acid

English

Etymology

Latin sorbum (“the rowan or serviceberry”).

Noun

sorbic acid (uncountable)

(chemistry) an 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

Translations

sorbic acid

Catalan: àcid sòrbic m
Estonian: sorbiinhape
Norwegian:
Bokmål: sorbinsyre m or f

Nynorsk: sorbinsyre f

Spanish: ácido sórbico m

Anagrams

boric acids

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