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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement of Dexter Corporation on Form S-8 (File No. 333-04081) of our report
dated May 15, 2000, relating to the financial statements of The Employees'
Savings and Profit Sharing Retirement Income Trust of Dexter Corporation and
Dexter Corporation, Nonwoven Materials - Plan Portion as of December 31, 1999
and 1998, and for the years then ended, which appears in this Form 11-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
June 27, 2000
