dextran
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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.
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dextran m (uncountable)
- (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)
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declension of dextran (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) dextran | dextranul |
genitive/dative | (unui) dextran | dextranului |
vocative | dextranule |