mannitan

M3A1N1N1I1T1A1N1

noun

Any polymer of mannose

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Meanings

nounmannitan (countable and uncountable, plural mannitans)

plural mannitans

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAny polymer of mannose

Origin

From mannite and anhydrite.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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