Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hollowfibre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hol-low-fi-bre
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Based on or pertaining to hollow fibers.

noun

Hollow (tubular) semi-permeable fibers that are used for protein separation and cell culture.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Following the commercialization of Monsanto's hollowfibre polysulphone membrane technology for the separation of CO and H2, DuPont has introduced a separation process on the basis of aromatic polyamide membranes."
"I needed a shower, a glass of OJ and a few hours under my hollowfibre duvet in a peach-free zone."
"Two different hollowfibre bioreactors (Tecnomouse and CellPharm I) were used for the production of a human monoclonal antibody for clinical use."
"The modules commonly used in decentralized applications include variants of flatsheet and hollowfibre/tubular configurations."
"The immunoprotection of the cells grown within the hollowfibre is accomplished by the impeneirance of immunoglobulins and immunocompetent cells through the hollowfibre."

Etymology

From hollow + fibre.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hollow-fibre (alternative) hollowfiber (alternative) hollow-fiber (alternative) hollowfibres (plural)

Questions

What does hollowfibre mean?: Based on or pertaining to hollow fibers.
Where does hollowfibre come from?: From hollow + fibre.

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