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sorbitans

sorbitans is the plural of sorbitan.

Meaning of sorbitan

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

Questions about sorbitans

What is sorbitans the plural of?
Sorbitans is the plural of sorbitan.

Words near sorbitans in the dictionary

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

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