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sorbate

/ˈsɔː(ɹ)beɪt/

sorbate noun: any salt or ester of sorbic acid.

Noun

sorbate (plural sorbates)

  1. Any salt or ester of sorbic acid.

Forms of sorbate

pluralsorbates

Origin of sorbate

From sorbic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Words formed from sorbate

Questions about sorbate

What does sorbate mean?
Sorbate means any salt or ester of sorbic acid.
What part of speech is sorbate?
Sorbate is a noun.
How do you pronounce sorbate?
Sorbate is pronounced /ˈsɔː(ɹ)beɪt/.
What is the plural of sorbate?
The plural of sorbate is sorbates.

Words near sorbate in the dictionary

  1. sorb-apple
  2. sorb-apples
  3. sorbabilities
  4. sorbability
  5. sorbable
  6. sorbate
  7. sorbates
  8. Sorbdom
  9. sorbed
  10. sorbefacient
  11. sorbefacients

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