Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyhydroxyalkanoate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-hy-drox-yalka-noate
IPA

46

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of linear polyesters produced in nature by bacterial fermentation.

Example Sentences

"CJ Biomaterials, Inc. of Woburn, MA, a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang and a producer of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), has partnered with South Korea-based Dongil Platech to develop a new eco-friendly straw using polylactic acid (PLA) and CJ Biomaterials’ PHACT amorphous polyhydroxyalkanoate (aPHA) biopolymer technology."

Etymology

From poly- + hydroxyalkanoate.

Inflected Forms

polyhydroxyalkanoates (plural)

Derived Forms

PHA

Synonyms

PHA

Questions

What does polyhydroxyalkanoate mean?: Any of a group of linear polyesters produced in nature by bacterial fermentation.
Where does polyhydroxyalkanoate come from?: From poly- + hydroxyalkanoate.

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