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polygalactin

polygalactin noun: a biodegradable polymer used to make surgical sutures.

Noun

polygalactin (uncountable)

  1. A biodegradable polymer used to make surgical sutures

Origin of polygalactin

From poly- + galactin.

Questions about polygalactin

What does polygalactin mean?
Polygalactin means a biodegradable polymer used to make surgical sutures.
What part of speech is polygalactin?
Polygalactin is a noun.

Words near polygalactin in the dictionary

  1. polygala
  2. polygalaceous
  3. polygalactan
  4. polygalactans
  5. polygalactia
  6. polygalactin
  7. polygalactose
  8. polygalactoses
  9. polygalacturonan
  10. polygalacturonans
  11. polygalacturonase

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