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Sorbic [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Pertaining to the sorbus or service tree; as sorbic acid.

Sorbic [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Pertaining to, or obtained from, the rowan tree, or sorb; specifically, designating an acid, C/H/CO/H, of the acetylene series, found in the unripe berries of this tree, and extracted as a white crystalline substance.