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101sor|bic acid — «SR bihk», an acid found in the berries of the mountain ash and produced synthetically, used to prevent mold in yeast, cheese, and other foods, often put into food wrappers. Formula: C6H8O2 …
102sor|bite — «SR byt», noun. Metallurgy. a granular constituent of steel related to pearlite, formed during the tempering process. ╂[< Henry C. Sorby, 1826 1908, an English geologi+ ite1] …
103sor|bit|ic — «sr BIHT ihk», adjective. 1. having to do with sorbite. 2. containing sorbite …
104sor|bi|tol — «SR buh tohl, tol», noun. a sweet crystalline substance derived from the berries of the mountain ash, certain other berries and fruits, and corn sugar, used as a softner in candy, as a sugar substitute for diabetics, in making ascorbic acid, and… …
105Sor|bon|ist — «SR buh nihst», noun. a student or doctor of the Sorbonne …
106Sor|bonne — «sr BON; French sr BN», noun. 1. the seat of the faculties of letters and science of the University of Paris. 2. (formerly) the theological college of the University of Paris. ╂[< Old French Sorbonne < Robert de Sorbon, 1201 1274, who… …
107sor|cer|er — «SR suhr uhr», noun. a person who practices magic with the supposed aid of evil spirits; wizard; magician: »Sorcerer and witch doctor…are still an integral part of the African pattern (Atlantic) …
108sor|cer|ess — «SR suhr ihs», noun. a woman who practices magic with the supposed aid of evil spirits; witch: »Again she [Medea] grew to be the sorceress, Worker of fearful things (William Morris) …
109sor|cer|ize — «SR suh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to transform by sorcery: »A Lombard was sorcerized into a goose (Frederick James Furnivall) …
110sor|cer|y — «SR suhr ee», noun, plural cer|ies. magic performed with the supposed aid of evil spirits; witchcraft: »The prince had been changed into a toad by sorcery. SYNONYM(S): necromancy. ╂[< Old French sorcerie, ultimately < Latin sors, sortis lot …
