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polyhydroxyalkanoates

polyhydroxyalkanoates is the plural of polyhydroxyalkanoate.

Meaning of polyhydroxyalkanoate

Noun

polyhydroxyalkanoate (plural polyhydroxyalkanoates)

  1. Any of a group of linear polyesters produced in nature by bacterial fermentation.
    • CJ Biomaterials, Inc. of Woburn, MA, a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang and a producer of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), has partnered with South Korea-based Dongil Platech to develop a new eco-friendly straw using polylactic acid (PLA) and CJ Biomaterials’ PHACT amorphous...2023 June 29, Mike Edwards, “Collaboration leads to eco-friendly straw made with polyhydroxyalkanoate”, in CPECN
    Synonyms:
    PHA

Questions about polyhydroxyalkanoates

What is polyhydroxyalkanoates the plural of?
Polyhydroxyalkanoates is the plural of polyhydroxyalkanoate.

Words near polyhydroxyalkanoates in the dictionary

  1. polyhydrocarbon
  2. polyhydrocarbons
  3. polyhydrogenated
  4. polyhydroxy
  5. polyhydroxyalkanoate
  6. polyhydroxyalkanoates
  7. polyhydroxyalkanoic
  8. polyhydroxybutyrate
  9. polyhydroxybutyrates
  10. polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate
  11. polyhydroxyethylmethacrylates

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