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sorbitan

sorbitan noun: a dehydration product of sorbitol having a tetrahydrofuran ring and four hydroxy groups; it is used in the manufacture of emulsifiers.

Noun

sorbitan (countable and uncountable, plural sorbitans)

  1. a dehydration product of sorbitol having a tetrahydrofuran ring and four hydroxy groups; it is used in the manufacture of emulsifiers

Forms of sorbitan

pluralsorbitans

Questions about sorbitan

What does sorbitan mean?
Sorbitan means a dehydration product of sorbitol having a tetrahydrofuran ring and four hydroxy groups; it is used in the manufacture of emulsifiers.
What part of speech is sorbitan?
Sorbitan is a noun.
What is the plural of sorbitan?
The plural of sorbitan is sorbitans.

Words near sorbitan in the dictionary

  1. sorbinil
  2. sorbinose
  3. sorbinoses
  4. Sorbish
  5. sorbital
  6. sorbitan
  7. sorbitans
  8. sorbite
  9. sorbites
  10. sorbitic
  11. sorbitisation

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