SPREADING FACTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spreading factor mean? 

• SPREADING FACTOR (noun)
  The noun SPREADING FACTOR has 1 sense:

1. an enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and the absorption of fluids

  Familiarity information: SPREADING FACTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPREADING FACTOR (noun)

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Meaning:

An enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and the absorption of fluids

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

hyaluronidase; Hyazyme; spreading factor

Hypernyms ("spreading factor" is a kind of...):

enzyme (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)