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anhydroprotectant

anhydroprotectant adjective: that protects from the effects of dehydration.

Adjective

anhydroprotectant (not comparable)

  1. That protects from the effects of dehydration

Noun

anhydroprotectant (plural anhydroprotectants)

  1. Such a material, typically a sugar

Forms of anhydroprotectant

pluralanhydroprotectants

Origin of anhydroprotectant

From anhydro- + protectant.

Questions about anhydroprotectant

What does anhydroprotectant mean?
Anhydroprotectant means that protects from the effects of dehydration.
What part of speech is anhydroprotectant?
Anhydroprotectant can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near anhydroprotectant in the dictionary

  1. anhydromuropeptide
  2. anhydromuropeptides
  3. anhydronucleoside
  4. anhydronucleosides
  5. anhydropic
  6. anhydroprotectant
  7. anhydroprotectants
  8. anhydrosaccharide
  9. anhydrosaccharides
  10. anhydrosis
  11. anhydrosorbitol

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