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polysorbate
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polysorbate /poly·sor·bate/ (pol″e-sor´bāt) any of various oleate esters of sorbitol and its anhydrides condensed with polymers of ethylene oxide, numbered to indicate chemical composition and used as surfactant agents.
pol·y·sor·bate (pl-sôrbt)
n.
Any of a class of emulsifiers used in some pharmaceuticals.
polysorbate [pol″e-sor´bāt]
a generic name for esters of sorbitol and its anhydrides condensed with polymers of ethylene oxide, used as surfactants; polysorbates 20, 40, 60, and 80 are official in NF.
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Like mono- and diglycerides and polysorbates, it keeps oil and water from separating.
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Like mono- and diglycerides and polysorbates, it keeps oil and water from separating.
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