sorbate

[ sawr-beyt, -bit ]
/ ˈsɔr beɪt, -bɪt /

noun Chemistry.

a sorbed substance.

Origin of sorbate

First recorded in 1925–30; sorb2 + -ate1

Words nearby sorbate

sora, soralium, soranus, sorata, sorb, sorbate, sorbefacient, sorbent, sorbet, sorbian, sorbic acid