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Introduction
A high-molecular weight compound consisting of repeated units.
Includes:
- polypeptide & proteins consisting of amino-acid repeats
- higher order repeats
- polynucleotides (DNA, RNA) consisting of nucleotide repeats
- polysaccharides consisting of monosaccharide repeats
- polystyrene from styrene repeats
- rubber from isoprene repeats
- polyvinyl chloride from vinyl choride
More general terms
More specific terms
- patiromer (Veltassa)
- plastic
- polyacrylic acid; polyacrylate (Carbomer)
- polyethylene terephthalate; Dacron
- polynucleotide
- polysaccharide (complex carbohydrate, glycan)
- polytetrafluoroethylene; Teflon
- polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
- tolevamer
Additional terms
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.