polyhydroxyalkanoate

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polyhydroxyalkanoate

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From poly- + hydroxyalkanoate.

noun polyhydroxyalkanoates

Any of a group of linear polyesters produced in nature by bacterial fermentation. CJ Biomaterials, Inc. of Woburn, MA, a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang and a producer of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), has partnered with South Korea-based Dongil Platech to develop a new eco-friendly straw using polylactic acid (PLA) and CJ Biomaterials’ PHACT amorphous polyhydroxyalka
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@misc{polyhydroxyalkanoate_2026,
  title = {polyhydroxyalkanoate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/polyhydroxyalkanoate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}