mannan

M3A1N1N1A1N1

noun

A plant polysaccharide that is a highly branched polymer of mannose (or galactose or glucose).

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Meanings

mannan1

nounmannan (plural mannans)

plural mannans

  1. biochemistryA plant polysaccharide that is a highly branched polymer of mannose (or galactose or glucose).

Mannan2

proper nounMannan (plural Mannans)

plural Mannans

  1. A surname.

Origin

From mann(ose) + -an.

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Translations

Finnish mannaani
  • mannaanipolysaccharide
Cite this entry
APA

mannan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mannan

MLA

“mannan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mannan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mannan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mannan.

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