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POLYMERIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or consisting of a polymer
Example:
a polymeric compound
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
polymer (a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers)
Derivation:
polymer (a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers)
Context examples:
A water-soluble prodrug, consisting of camptothecin covalently linked to polymeric backbone methacryloylglycynamide, with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Mureletecan, NCI Thesaurus)
The polymeric fraction of dietary fiber that includes all polysaccharides and excludes lignin and all starch.
(Non-Starch Polysaccharide, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
The use of polymeric micelles incorporating DACH-platin may both increase cell permeability and enhance the retention of the agent.
(DACH-Platin Micelle NC-4016, NCI Thesaurus)
A highly charged polymeric agent use to bind bile acids in the gastrointestinal tract and prevent their reabsorption from the gut.
(Bile Acid Sequestrant, NCI Thesaurus)
A solid, semi-solid, solution or suspension covered with an outer permeable polymeric membrane designed to release active and/or inert ingredient(s) at a controlled, prolonged rate so as to reduce dosing frequency.
(Diffusion Controlled Extended Release Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
DNA Synthesis is the polymeric linkage of deoxyribose moieties (with adenine, guanine, cytosine, or thymine side chains) by phosphate groups attached to their 5-prime and 3-prime sugar hydroxyls.
(DNA Synthesis, NCI Thesaurus)
Also called pediatric polymeric enteral nutrition formula.
(PediaSure, NCI Dictionary)
A group of three types of polymeric protein structures that impart shape to a cell and are involved in cellular motility, organelle localization and vesicular targeting.
(Cytoskeleton Filament, NCI Thesaurus)
A nanoparticle-based prodrug formulation consisting of polymeric micelles incorporating the inorganic platinum agent cisplatin with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Micellar Nanoparticle-Encapsulated Cisplatin NC-6004, NCI Thesaurus)
A sustained-release drug delivery embolization system containing small polymeric beads impregnated with the anthracycline antibiotic idarubicin with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Idarubicin-Eluting Beads, NCI Thesaurus)
