galactoglucomannan

noun

A polysaccharide composed of a glucose and mannose backbone with galactose units attached to the mannose units

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Meanings

noungalactoglucomannan (plural galactoglucomannans)

plural galactoglucomannans

  1. biochemistryA polysaccharide composed of a glucose and mannose backbone with galactose units attached to the mannose units

Origin

From galacto- + gluco- + mannan.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

glucogalactomannan
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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