sorbic acid

sorbic acid

English

Etymology

Latin sorbum (“the rowan or serviceberry”).

Noun

sorbic acid (uncountable)

1. (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