▪ I. sorbate1 Chem.
(ˈsɔːbət)
[See sorbic a. and -ate1 c.]
(See quot. 1823.)
| 1823 Crabb Technol. Dict., Sorbate, a salt formed by the union of sorbic acid with some base. 1860 Hofmann in Q. Jrnl. Chem. Soc. XII. 47 Sorbate of silver. 1862 Miller Elem. Chem., Org. (ed. 2) v. §4. 411 The sorbates of potash and soda are very soluble, and crystallize with difficulty. 1868 Watts Dict. Chem. V. 352 Sorbate of Ammonium crystallises in long needles. |
▪ II. sorbate2
see sorb v.