biopolymer

[bahy-oh-pol-uh-mer]

bi·o·pol·y·mer

[bahy-oh-pol-uh-mer]
noun Biotechnology.
1.
any polymeric chemical manufactured by a living organism, as proteins and polysaccharides.
2.
such a chemical prepared by laboratory synthesis.

Origin:
1960–65; bio- + polymer
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Biopolymer has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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biopolymer bi·o·pol·y·mer (bī'ō-pŏl'ə-mər)
n.
A macromolecule, such as a protein or nucleic acid, that is formed in a living organism.

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