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tetrastarch

tetrastarch noun: a hydroxyethyl starch with four hydroxyethyl groups out of each 11 hydroxyls.

Noun

tetrastarch (plural tetrastarches)

  1. A hydroxyethyl starch with four hydroxyethyl groups out of each 11 hydroxyls.

Forms of tetrastarch

pluraltetrastarches

Origin of tetrastarch

From tetra- + starch.

Questions about tetrastarch

What does tetrastarch mean?
Tetrastarch means a hydroxyethyl starch with four hydroxyethyl groups out of each 11 hydroxyls.
What part of speech is tetrastarch?
Tetrastarch is a noun.
What is the plural of tetrastarch?
The plural of tetrastarch is tetrastarches.

Words near tetrastarch in the dictionary

  1. tetrasporophytes
  2. tetrasporophytic
  3. tetrasporous
  4. tetrasquillid
  5. tetrasquillids
  6. tetrastarch
  7. tetrastarches
  8. tetrastatin
  9. tetrasterigmate
  10. tetrasternum
  11. tetrastich

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