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SORBITOL ANHYDRIDE [1 record]

Record 1 1985-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
DEF

Generic name for anhydrides (cyclic ether tetrahydric alcohols) derivable from sorbitol by removal of one molecule of water.

OBS

According to the Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (DOMED, 1981, p. 1223), the fatty acids of sorbitan are surfactants.

Key term(s)
  • 1,4-sorbitan

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
DEF

Anhydro-1,4 d-sorbitol (...)

Spanish

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