Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biostable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: biostable
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Remaining chemically stable within the body

Example Sentences

"Based on their behavior in living tissue, polymeric biomaterials can be divided into biostable, bioabsorbable (biodegradable or bioresorbable), and partially bioabsorbable materials."
"In these cases, a high molecular weight, biostable polymeric carrier is preferred."
"Here, we have focused the attention on PMMA because this polymer is considered a biostable polymer in biomedical applications."

Etymology

From bio- + stable.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: bio

Inflected Forms

more biostable (comparative) most biostable (superlative)

Questions

What does biostable mean?: Remaining chemically stable within the body
Where does biostable come from?: From bio- + stable.

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