dextran

English

Noun

dextran (countable and uncountable, plural dextrans)

1. (biochemistry) A biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria; used as a substitute for blood plasma, and as a stationary phase in chromatography.

Derived terms

• aminodextran
• antidextran
• cyclodextran
• dextranase
• dextranate
• dextransucrase

Translations

a biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria

French: dextrane (fr) m Portuguese: dextran m, dextrano m Romanian: dextran n

See also

• dextrin

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• dextrano

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈtɾɐ̃/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈtɾɐ̃/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃˈtɾɐ̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈtɾan/

Noun

dextran m (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) dextran (a biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dextrane.

Noun

dextran n (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) dextran

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	dextran	dextranul
genitive-dative	dextran	dextranului
vocative	dextranule