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polycarbophil

polycarbophil noun: a drug used as a stool stabilizer; a synthetic polymer of polyacrylic acid cross-linked with divinyl glycol, with calcium as a counterion.

Noun

polycarbophil (uncountable)

  1. A drug used as a stool stabilizer; a synthetic polymer of polyacrylic acid cross-linked with divinyl glycol, with calcium as a counterion.

Questions about polycarbophil

What does polycarbophil mean?
Polycarbophil means a drug used as a stool stabilizer; a synthetic polymer of polyacrylic acid cross-linked with divinyl glycol, with calcium as a counterion.
What part of speech is polycarbophil?
Polycarbophil is a noun.

Words near polycarbophil in the dictionary

  1. polycarbon
  2. polycarbonate
  3. polycarbonated
  4. polycarbonates
  5. polycarbonic
  6. polycarbophil
  7. polycarbosilane
  8. polycarbosilanes
  9. polycarboxylate
  10. polycarboxylated
  11. polycarboxylates

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