Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polydioxanone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-diox-anone
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A biodegradable plastic made by the polymerization of p-dioxanone; it is used in medical applications such as sutures

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English dioxanone English polydioxanone From poly- + dioxanone.

Inflected Forms

polydioxanones (plural) PDS (abbreviation)

Questions

What does polydioxanone mean?: A biodegradable plastic made by the polymerization of p-dioxanone; it is used in medical applications such as sutures
Where does polydioxanone come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English dioxanone English polydioxanone From poly- + dioxanone.

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