'Sorbate' definitions:

Definition of 'sorbate'

(from WordNet)
noun
A material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either absorption or adsorption

Definition of 'Sorbate'

From: GCIDE
  • Sorbate \Sor"bate\, n. [Cf. F. sorbate. See Sorbic.] (Chem.) A salt of sorbic acid. [1913 Webster]