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English
Noun
dextran (countable and uncountable, plural dextrans)
- (biochemistry) A biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria; used as a substitute for blood plasma, and as a stationary phase in chromatography.
Derived terms
Translations
a biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria
See also
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
dextran m (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) dextran (a biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French dextrane.
Noun
dextran n (uncountable)
- (biochemistry) dextran
Declension
declension of dextran (singular only)
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singular
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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(un) dextran
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dextranul
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| genitive/dative
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(unui) dextran
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dextranului
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| vocative
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dextranule
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