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polycaprolactone

polycaprolactone noun: a biodegradable polyester used in medical applications such as sutures.

Noun

polycaprolactone (plural polycaprolactones, abbreviation PCL)

  1. A biodegradable polyester used in medical applications such as sutures

Forms of polycaprolactone

pluralpolycaprolactones
abbreviationPCL

Questions about polycaprolactone

What does polycaprolactone mean?
Polycaprolactone means a biodegradable polyester used in medical applications such as sutures.
What part of speech is polycaprolactone?
Polycaprolactone is a noun.
What is the plural of polycaprolactone?
The plural of polycaprolactone is polycaprolactones.

Words near polycaprolactone in the dictionary

  1. Polycaon
  2. polycapillaries
  3. polycapillary
  4. polycaprolactam
  5. polycaprolactams
  6. polycaprolactone
  7. polycaprolactones
  8. polycarb
  9. polycarbamate
  10. polycarbamates
  11. polycarbazole

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