sorbic acid

English

A ball-and-stick model of a sorbic acid molecule.

Etymology

Latin sorbum (“the rowan or serviceberry”).

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

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