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povidone

povidone noun: a powdered form of polyvinylpyrrolidone that is used as a dispersing and suspending agent in drugs.

Noun

povidone (plural povidones)

  1. A powdered form of polyvinylpyrrolidone that is used as a dispersing and suspending agent in drugs.

Forms of povidone

pluralpovidones

Origin of povidone

Shortened from polyvinylpyrrolidone.

Words formed from povidone

Questions about povidone

What does povidone mean?
Povidone means a powdered form of polyvinylpyrrolidone that is used as a dispersing and suspending agent in drugs.
What part of speech is povidone?
Povidone is a noun.
What is the plural of povidone?
The plural of povidone is povidones.

Words near povidone in the dictionary

  1. Povh
  2. poviat
  3. poviats
  4. povidine
  5. povidlo
  6. povidone
  7. povidone-iodine
  8. povidones
  9. Povil
  10. Povindah
  11. Povindahs

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