polysorbate

[pol-ee-sawr-beyt, -bit]

pol·y·sor·bate

[pol-ee-sawr-beyt, -bit]
noun
any of a class of emulsifying and dispersing agents used in various foods and pharmaceutical preparations.
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Polysorbate is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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polysorbate pol·y·sor·bate (pŏl'ē-sôr'bāt')
n.
Any of a class of emulsifiers used in some pharmaceuticals.

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polysorbate   (pŏl'ē-sôr'bāt')  Pronunciation Key 
Any of a class of emulsifiers used in food preparation and in some pharmaceuticals. Polysorbates are fatty acid esters with short polyethylene chains branching out from a central ring.
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