polyhydroxyalcanoate
French, noun\pɔ.li.i.dʁɔk.si.al.ka.nɔ.at\
polyhydroxyalcanoate is spelled P-O-L-Y-H-Y-D-R-O-X-Y-A-L-C-A-N-O-A-T-E (20 letters). Polyhydroxyalcanoate is a French masculine noun meaning “polyhydroxyalkanoate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Polymère biodégradable permettant aux bactéries contenues dans les eaux usées de stoker de l'énergie pendant…”.
What does polyhydroxyalcanoate mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepolyhydroxyalkanoate
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Polymère biodégradable permettant aux bactéries contenues dans les eaux usées de stoker de l'énergie pendant qu'elles fermentent.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of polyhydroxyalcanoate
- polyhydroxyalcanoates plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce polyhydroxyalcanoate?
- \pɔ.li.i.dʁɔk.si.al.ka.nɔ.at\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.