dextran

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dextran (countable and uncountable, plural dextrans)

  1. (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.

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dextran m (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) dextran (a biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria)

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Borrowed from French dextrane.

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dextran n (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) dextran

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