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dextran: Meaning and Definition of
dex•tran
Pronunciation: (dek'strun), [key]
— n. Chem., Pharm.
- a viscous polysaccharide, composed of dextrose, produced by bacterial action on sucrose: used in confections and lacquers and in medicine chiefly as an extender for blood plasma.
