Sorbite
Pronunciation : Sor"bite
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. sorbus service tree.] (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: 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