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hypromellose

hypromellose noun: hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, a semisynthetic, inert, viscoelastic polymer used as a food additive, an excipient in oral medicaments, and an ophthalmic lubricant.

Noun

hypromellose (uncountable)

  1. Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, a semisynthetic, inert, viscoelastic polymer used as a food additive, an excipient in oral medicaments, and an ophthalmic lubricant.

Synonyms of hypromellose

Questions about hypromellose

What does hypromellose mean?
Hypromellose means hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, a semisynthetic, inert, viscoelastic polymer used as a food additive, an excipient in oral medicaments, and an ophthalmic lubricant.
What part of speech is hypromellose?
Hypromellose is a noun.

Words near hypromellose in the dictionary

  1. hyppogriff
  2. hyppogriffs
  3. Hyppolite
  4. Hyppolites
  5. hyppos
  6. hypromellose
  7. hyps
  8. hyps-
  9. hypsarrhythmia
  10. hypsarrhythmias
  11. hypsarrhythmic

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