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| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:61468 |
| ChEBI Name | dimethicone polymer |
| Stars | |
| Definition | A polydimethylsiloxane polymer, composed of dimethicone macromolecules. |
| Last Modified | 3 April 2014 |
| Submitter | Nico Adams |
| Roles Classification |
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| Chemical Role: | food emulsifier A food additive used to form or maintain a uniform emulsion of two (or more) phases in a food. |
| Biological Roles: | food emulsifier A food additive used to form or maintain a uniform emulsion of two (or more) phases in a food. food antifoaming agent A food additive that is used to reduce or prevent foaming during the processing or manufacture of foodstuffs. food anticaking agent An anticaking agent that is used to reduced the tendency of particles of food to adhere to one another. |
| Applications: | food emulsifier A food additive used to form or maintain a uniform emulsion of two (or more) phases in a food. food antifoaming agent A food additive that is used to reduce or prevent foaming during the processing or manufacture of foodstuffs. food anticaking agent An anticaking agent that is used to reduced the tendency of particles of food to adhere to one another. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| dimethicone polymer (CHEBI:61468) has part dimethicone macromolecule (CHEBI:31498) |
| dimethicone polymer (CHEBI:61468) has role food anticaking agent (CHEBI:77965) |
| dimethicone polymer (CHEBI:61468) has role food antifoaming agent (CHEBI:78058) |
| dimethicone polymer (CHEBI:61468) has role food emulsifier (CHEBI:63047) |
| dimethicone polymer (CHEBI:61468) is a polydimethylsiloxane polymer (CHEBI:61466) |
| Synonyms | Source |
|---|---|
| dimethicone | ChEBI |
| Dimethicone | ChEBI |
| Dimethicone 350 | ChEBI |
| dimethylpolysiloxane | ChEBI |
| dimethyl polysiloxane, bis(trimethylsilyl)-terminated | ChEBI |
| dimethylsilicone oil | ChEBI |