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polysorbates

polysorbates is the plural of polysorbate.

Meaning of polysorbate

Noun

polysorbate (plural polysorbates)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    E432 - polysorbate 20, E433 - polysorbate 80, E434 - polysorbate 40, E435 - polysorbate 60, E436 - polysorbate 65, Tween™ nn

Questions about polysorbates

What is polysorbates the plural of?
Polysorbates is the plural of polysorbate.

Words near polysorbates in the dictionary

  1. polysomnography
  2. polysomnologist
  3. polysomnologists
  4. polysomy
  5. polysorbate
  6. polysorbates
  7. polyspast
  8. polyspaston
  9. polyspastons
  10. polyspasts
  11. polyspecialist

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