different between sorbitol vs polysorbate

English

Etymology

From sorb +? -itol (“polyhydroxy alcohol”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s??.b?.t?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s??.b??t?l/

Noun

sorbitol (countable and uncountable, plural sorbitols)

1. (biochemistry) A faintly sweet alcohol C₆H₁₄O₆ that occurs in some fruits, is made synthetically, and is used especially as a humectant and softener and in making ascorbic acid.

Synonyms

• E420 (as a sweetener)

Translations

References

• “sorbitol”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “sorbitol”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• triobols

French

Noun

sorbitol m (plural sorbitols)

1. (organic chemistry) sorbitol

Further reading

• “sorbitol” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

sorbitol m (definite singular sorbitolen, uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) sorbitol

Usage notes

• Prior to a 2019 revision, this noun was considered grammatically neuter. With the change, the form sorbitolet was made obsolete.

References

• “sorbitol” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

sorbitol m (definite singular sorbitolen, uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) sorbitol

Usage notes

• Prior to a 2019 revision, this noun was considered grammatically neuter. With the change, the form sorbitolet was made obsolete.

References

• “sorbitol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Noun

sorbitol m (plural sorbitoles)

1. (organic chemistry) sorbitol

English

Etymology

poly- +? sorbate

Noun

polysorbate (plural polysorbates)

1. (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 suffix

Synonyms

• E432 - polysorbate 20
• E433 - polysorbate 80
• E434 - polysorbate 40
• E435 - polysorbate 60
• E436 - polysorbate 65
• Tween™ nn

Anagrams

• polyborates