English Explanatory Dictionary

polysorbate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

polysorbate polysorbates

Etymology

From poly- + sorbate.

Synonyms

E432 - polysorbate 20 E433 - polysorbate 80 E434 - polysorbate 40 E435 - polysorbate 60 E436 - polysorbate 65 Tween™ nn
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