"sorbic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Latin sorbum (“the rowan or serviceberry”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|sorbum||the rowan or serviceberry}} Latin sorbum (“the rowan or serviceberry”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sorbic acid (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry) an unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid, CH₃.CH:CH.CH:CH.COOH, found in Rowan berries, and used as a preservative Wikipedia link: sorbic acid Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Acids, Organic compounds Synonyms: E200 when used as a preservative Translations (sorbic acid): àcid sòrbic [masculine] (Catalan), sorbiinhape (Estonian), sorbinsyre [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), sorbinsyre [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ácido sórbico [masculine] (Spanish)

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