biopolymer: Meaning and Definition of

bi•o•pol•y•mer

Pronunciation: (bī"ō-pol'u-mur), [key]
— n. Biotech.
  1. any polymeric chemical manufactured by a living organism, as proteins and polysaccharides.
  2. such a chemical prepared by laboratory synthesis.
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