"sorbite" meaning in English

See sorbite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sorbites [plural]
Etymology: From Sorby (“a surname”) + -ite, after Henry Clifton Sorby. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Sorby|ite|gloss1=a surname}} Sorby (“a surname”) + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sorbite (countable and uncountable, plural sorbites)
  1. (obsolete) Pearlite. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Derived forms: sorbitic, sorbitize
    Sense id: en-sorbite-en-noun-kEx32c0W
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: sorbites [plural]
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  1. (obsolete) Sorbitol. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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Etymology number: 2

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