sorbite (countable and uncountable, plural sorbites)
(obsolete) Pearlite.
• broties, obiters, rose bit, torbies
Source: Wiktionary
Sor"bite, n. Etym: [L. sorbus service tree.] (Chem.)
Definition: A sugarlike substance, isomeric with mannite and dulcite, found with sorbin in the ripe berries of the sorb, and extracted as a sirup or a white crystalline substance.
– Sor*bit"ic, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
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