polysorbate
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Noun
polysorbate (plural polysorbates)
- (chemistry) 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
Usage notes
- Individual members of this class are identified with an arbitrary numerical suffix
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