Sorbic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sorbic \Sor"bic\, a. [Cf. F. sorbique. See {Sorb}.] (Chem.)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]