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POLYSORBATE
Etymology
Noun
polysorbate (plural polysorbates)
(chemistry) Any of a class of emulsifiers used as food additives and in pharmaceutical preparations; they are derived from sorbitan (typically with three polyoxyethylene side-chains) esterified with a fatty acid; they are mostly oily liquids, or soft solids.
Usage notes
• Individual members of this class are identified with an arbitrary numerical suffix
Synonyms
• E432 - polysorbate 20
• E433 - polysorbate 80
• E434 - polysorbate 40
• E435 - polysorbate 60
• E436 - polysorbate 65
• Tween™ nn
Anagrams
• polyborates
Source: Wiktionary
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