See Also: Sorbitan(medicine)
sorbitan(dictionary)

sorbitan (iou)



sorbitan noun. M20.
[from SORBIT(OL + AN(HYDRIDE.]
Chemistry. Any of several cyclic ethers which are monoanhydrides of sorbitol; spec. the 1,4-anhydride, C6H8O(OH)4, the fatty-acid esters of which are used as emulsifiers and surfactants.