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polyvinylpolypyrrolidone

polyvinylpolypyrrolidone noun: a highly cross-linked modification of polyvinylpyrrolidone, used as a disintegrant in pharmaceutical tablets.

Noun

polyvinylpolypyrrolidone (uncountable)

  1. A highly cross-linked modification of polyvinylpyrrolidone, used as a disintegrant in pharmaceutical tablets.
    Synonyms:
    PVPP

Synonyms of polyvinylpolypyrrolidone

Questions about polyvinylpolypyrrolidone

What does polyvinylpolypyrrolidone mean?
Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone means a highly cross-linked modification of polyvinylpyrrolidone, used as a disintegrant in pharmaceutical tablets.
What part of speech is polyvinylpolypyrrolidone?
Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone is a noun.

Words near polyvinylpolypyrrolidone in the dictionary

  1. polyvinylidene chlorides
  2. polyvinylidene difluoride
  3. polyvinylidene fluoride
  4. polyvinylidenedifluoride
  5. polyvinylidenes
  6. polyvinylpolypyrrolidone
  7. polyvinylpyrrolidone
  8. polyvinylpyrrolidone-iodine
  9. polyvinylpyrrolidones
  10. polyvinyls
  11. polyvinylsiloxane

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