polydioxanone

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noun

A biodegradable plastic made by the polymerization of p-dioxanone; it is used in medical applications such as sutures

OriginEnglish dioxanone ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús →
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Meanings

nounpolydioxanone (plural polydioxanones, abbreviation PDS)

plural polydioxanones · abbreviation PDS

  1. chemistryA biodegradable plastic made by the polymerization of p-dioxanone; it is used in medical applications such as sutures

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishdioxanone
  6. Englishpolydioxanone

From poly- + dioxanone.

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