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carboxymaltose

carboxymaltose noun: a carbohydrate derivative formed by carboxylation of maltose.

Noun

carboxymaltose (uncountable)

  1. A carbohydrate derivative formed by carboxylation of maltose
    • While particularly in outpatients oral iron preparations are commonly preferred, intravenous ferric carboxymaltose (FCM, Ferinject) provides a new, convenient option for rapid iron substitution, especially in cases where oral substitution is ineffective or not tolerated.2015 July 5, Matthias Bach et al., “Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Ferric Carboxymaltose in Geriatric Inpatients at a German Tertiary University Teaching Hospital: A Retrospective Observational...

Origin of carboxymaltose

From carboxy + maltose.

Questions about carboxymaltose

What does carboxymaltose mean?
Carboxymaltose means a carbohydrate derivative formed by carboxylation of maltose.
What part of speech is carboxymaltose?
Carboxymaltose is a noun.

Words near carboxymaltose in the dictionary

  1. carboxylmethyltransferases
  2. carboxyls
  3. carboxylterminal
  4. carboxyltransferase
  5. carboxyltransferases
  6. carboxymaltose
  7. carboxymethyl
  8. carboxymethyl cellulose
  9. carboxymethyl celluloses
  10. carboxymethyl glucose
  11. carboxymethylase

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