sorbitan

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noun

a dehydration product of sorbitol having a tetrahydrofuran ring and four hydroxy groups; it is used in the manufacture of emulsifiers

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Meanings

nounsorbitan (countable and uncountable, plural sorbitans)

plural sorbitans

  1. countableuncountablechemistrya dehydration product of sorbitol having a tetrahydrofuran ring and four hydroxy groups; it is used in the manufacture of emulsifiers

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
anhydrosorbitol

Translations

Finnish sorbitaani
  • sorbitaaniTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

StarobinRatisbon
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APA

sorbitan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorbitan

MLA

“sorbitan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorbitan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sorbitan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorbitan.

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