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Definition of Polysorbate
1. Noun. (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 ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polysorbate
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polysorbate
Literary usage of Polysorbate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"(2) As an emulsifier in cakes and cake mixes, with or without one or a combination
of the following: (i) polysorbate 65. (ii) polysorbate 60. ..."
2. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"The food additive polysorbate 60 (polyoxy ethy lene (20) sorbitan mono- stearate)
may be safely used in animal feeds in accordance with the following ..."
3. 6th Annual Report on Carcinogens (1991) by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"The ointment contains coal tar, polysorbate 80, zinc oxide paste, and coal tar
topical solution (coal tar, polysorbate 80, and ethanol). , Mineral oils, ..."
4. Blood Supply: Transfusion-Associated Risks by Marcia G. Crosse (1999)
"Another method in use today exposes the product to an organic solvent such as
N-Butyl phosphate and a detergent such as Triton X-100 or polysorbate 80 to ..."
5. Food Chemicals Codex: First Supplement to the Fifth Edition by Committee on Food Chemicals Codex, Institute of Medicine (U. S.) (2006)
"... 346-347 polysorbate 60, 347-348 polysorbate 65, 348 polysorbate 80. 349 Polyvinyl
Acetate, 349-350 Infrared Spectrum, 802 Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone. ..."