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Definition of: dextran
(dek′stran) noun Biochem.
A white, gumlike substance produced by bacterial action in milk, molasses, beet juice, etc.: used as a substitute for blood plasma in the treatment of severe burns and shock. [<DEXTR(O)- + -AN(E)]
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