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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..
Use polysorbate 20 when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Polysorbate 20 means (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..
Common synonyms include E432 - polysorbate 20, E433 - polysorbate 80, E434 - polysorbate 40, E435 - polysorbate 60.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use polysorbate 20 where its definition matches the intended context.
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