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lactomer

lactomer noun: a copolymer of glycolide and lactide used as a suture.

Noun

lactomer (uncountable)

  1. A copolymer of glycolide and lactide used as a suture

Questions about lactomer

What does lactomer mean?
Lactomer means a copolymer of glycolide and lactide used as a suture.
What part of speech is lactomer?
Lactomer is a noun.

Words near lactomer in the dictionary

  1. lactolate
  2. lactolated
  3. lactolation
  4. lactols
  5. lactolysis
  6. lactomer
  7. lactometer
  8. lactometers
  9. lactometric
  10. lactometry
  11. lactonase

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