Medical Definition of Sorbitan

1. Sorbitol or sorbose and related compounds in ester combination with fatty acids, and with short oligo (ethylene oxide) side chains and an oleate terminus, to form detergents such as polysorbate 80. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sorbitan

sorbefacient
sorbefacient
sorbent
sorbents
sorbent material
sorbet
sorbets
Sorbian
sorbic
sorbic
sorbic acid
sorbic acid
sorbin
sorbing
sorbinose
sorbitan (current term)
sorbite
sorbite
sorbites
sorbitic
sorbitol
sorbitol
sorbitols
sorbitol pathway
sorbitol permease
sorbitose
Sorbonne
sorbose
sorbose
sorboses

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