SORBITE

Etymology

Noun

sorbite (countable and uncountable, plural sorbites)

(obsolete) Pearlite.

Anagrams

• 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



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