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pentosan(dictionary)
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pentosan sulfuric polyester (medicine) and Johannite (iou)


pentosan sulfuric polyester (medicine)


pentosan sulfuric polyester
<chemical> A sulfated pentosyl polysaccharide with heparin-like properties used in treatment of thromboses, inflammation and as an enzyme inhibitor.

Pharmacological action: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, anticoagulant, enzyme inhibitors,

Chemical name: Xylan, hydrogen sulfate


Johannite (iou)



Johannite noun. M16.
[medieval Latin Jo(h)annitae pl. from Greek Ioannitai, Ioannes JOHN: see -ITE1.]
A knight of an order called the Knights of St John. M16-E18.
A follower or adherent of John Chrysostom (c 347-407), bishop of Constantinople, after his deposition from the patriarchate in 404. obsolete exc. Hist. L17.