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biopolymer

[ 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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of biopolymer1

First recorded in 1960–65; bio- + polymer

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