biopolymer
Americannoun
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any polymeric chemical manufactured by a living organism, as proteins and polysaccharides.
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such a chemical prepared by laboratory synthesis.
Etymology
Origin of biopolymer
Example Sentences
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Scientists created microparticles by drying a mixture of antioxidant-rich beet-green extract with an edible biopolymer.
From Science Daily
He used a substance called polyhydroxyalkanoate, a biopolymer derived from the fermentation of canola oil.
From Seattle Times
The electronic cultivation substrate eSoil is made of cellulose, the most abundant biopolymer, mixed with a conductive polymer called PEDOT.
From Science Daily
The paper also showed that a sheet made from biopolymer composite films greatly degraded after a month underground, while, for comparison, a common plastic sandwich baggie remained completely intact after the same period underground.
From Science Daily
Velev added that his lab will continue working to make improvements in the structure of the biopolymer composite films with the goal of eventually matching the properties of synthetic polymer ones.
From Science Daily
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