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Noun
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#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
Synonyms
E432 - polysorbate 20
E433 - polysorbate 80
E434 - polysorbate 40
E435 - polysorbate 60
E436 - polysorbate 65
Tween™ nn
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