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polyhydroxybutyrate

polyhydroxybutyrate noun: any polyester derived from a hydroxybutyric acid.

Noun

polyhydroxybutyrate (plural polyhydroxybutyrates)

  1. Any polyester derived from a hydroxybutyric acid

Forms of polyhydroxybutyrate

pluralpolyhydroxybutyrates

Origin of polyhydroxybutyrate

From poly- + hydroxybutyrate.

Questions about polyhydroxybutyrate

What does polyhydroxybutyrate mean?
Polyhydroxybutyrate means any polyester derived from a hydroxybutyric acid.
What part of speech is polyhydroxybutyrate?
Polyhydroxybutyrate is a noun.
What is the plural of polyhydroxybutyrate?
The plural of polyhydroxybutyrate is polyhydroxybutyrates.

Words near polyhydroxybutyrate in the dictionary

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

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