DEXTRAN


Meaning of DEXTRAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdek-stran, -strən ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1879

: any of numerous glucose biopolymers of variable molecular weight that are produced especially by the fermentation of sucrose by bacteria (as genus Leuconostoc ), are found in dental plaque, and are used especially in blood plasma substitutes

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.