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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