polysorbate
Meaning
Noun
- 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.
Related
Similar words
- E432 - polysorbate 20
- E433 - polysorbate 80
- E434 - polysorbate 40
- E435 - polysorbate 60
- E436 - polysorbate 65
- Tween™ nn
Origin
Modern English dictionary
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