Material capable of being taken up by another substance

• Potassium ___ (food mold inhibitor)
• Material that's absorbed
• A material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either absorption or adsorption
• Potassium ___ (preservative)
• With "potassium," it's a food preservative
• Potassium ___ (food preservative)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sorbate \Sor"bate\, n. [Cf. F. sorbate. See Sorbic .] (Chem.) A salt of sorbic acid.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either absorption or adsorption

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context chemistry English) Any salt or ester of sorbic acid.