Polyhydroxyalkanoate

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Noun
  1. 1
    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 polyhydroxyalkanoate (aPHA) biopolymer technology."

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"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 polyhydroxyalkanoate (aPHA) biopolymer technology."

Etymology

From poly- + hydroxyalkanoate.

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