Definitions For Polysorbate
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 suffixSynonyms
E432 - polysorbate 20 E433 - polysorbate 80 E434 - polysorbate 40 E435 - polysorbate 60 E436 - polysorbate 65 Tween™ nnEtymology
poly + sorbateAnagrams
polyboratesIs Polysorbate a Scrabble Word?
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Scrabble
18
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The word Polysorbate is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends