Defn: An absorbent. [R.]
SORBET Sor"bet, n. Etym: [F. sorbet or It. sorbetto or Sp. sorbete, from the same source as E. sherbet. See Sherbet.]
Defn: A kind of beverage; sherbet. Smolett.
SORBIC
Sor"bic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. sorbique. See Sorb.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or obtained from, the rowan tree, or sorb; specifically, designating an acid, C
SORBILE Sor"bile, a. Etym: [L. sorbilis, fr. sorbere to suck in, to drink down.]
Defn: Fit to be drunk or sipped. [Obs.]
SORBIN
Sor"bin, n. (Chem.)
Defn: An unfermentable sugar, isomeric with glucose, found in the ripe berries of the rowan tree, or sorb, and extracted as a sweet white crystalline substance; — called also mountain-ash sugar.
SORBITE
Sor"bite, n. Etym: [L. sorbus service tree.] (Chem.)