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polydioxanone

polydioxanone noun: a biodegradable plastic made by the polymerization of p-dioxanone; it is used in medical applications such as sutures.

Noun

polydioxanone (plural polydioxanones, abbreviation PDS)

  1. A biodegradable plastic made by the polymerization of p-dioxanone; it is used in medical applications such as sutures

Forms of polydioxanone

pluralpolydioxanones
abbreviationPDS

Origin of polydioxanone

From poly- + dioxanone.

Questions about polydioxanone

What does polydioxanone mean?
Polydioxanone means a biodegradable plastic made by the polymerization of p-dioxanone; it is used in medical applications such as sutures.
What part of speech is polydioxanone?
Polydioxanone is a noun.
What is the plural of polydioxanone?
The plural of polydioxanone is polydioxanones.

Words near polydioxanone in the dictionary

  1. polydigitate
  2. polydimensional
  3. polydimethylsiloxane
  4. polydimethylsiloxanes
  5. polydioxane
  6. polydioxanone
  7. polydioxanones
  8. polydipsia
  9. polydipsias
  10. polydipsic
  11. polydirectional

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