mannopyranose

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noun

The pyranose form of mannose.

OriginEnglish pyranose ← Latin pyra ← Ancient Greek πυρά (purá) →
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Meanings

nounmannopyranose (plural mannopyranoses)

plural mannopyranoses

  1. biochemistryThe pyranose form of mannose.

Origin

  1. Biblical Hebrewמָן (mān)
  2. Ancient Greekμᾰ́ννᾰ (mắnnă)
  3. Late Latinmanna
  4. Old Englishmanna
  5. Englishmanna
  6. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  7. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  8. Frenchglucose
  9. Englishglucosebf.
  10. Englishmannose
  11. Englishmanno-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  13. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  14. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  15. Ancient Greekπυρά (purá)
  16. Latinpyra
  17. Englishpyre
  18. Englishpyran
  19. Englishpyranose
  20. Englishmannopyranose

From manno- + pyranose.

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APA

mannopyranose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mannopyranose

MLA

“mannopyranose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mannopyranose. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mannopyranose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mannopyranose.

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