Sor"bite (?), n. [L. sorbus
service tree.] (Chem.) 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.
Sor"bite (?), n. [L. sorbus
service tree.] (Chem.) 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.