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tetrasodium pyrophosphate [1 record]

Record 1 1999-08-25

English

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

[A] crystalline normal salt ... used chiefly as a builder in soaps and detergents and as a deflocculent (as in treating drilling muds for oil wells.)

OBS

An emulsifying agent and sequestring agent.

French

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

Sel sodique de structure cristalline, incolore et amer. Émulsifiant et chélateur.

Spanish

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