mannose

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/ˈmænəʊz//ˈmænəʊs/

noun

A monosaccharide aldohexose found in manna and other legumes.

Similar
carubinoseseminose
OriginEnglish glucosebf. ← French glucose ← Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos) →
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Meanings

nounmannose (countable and uncountable, plural mannoses)

plural mannoses

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA monosaccharide aldohexose found in manna and other legumes.

    Synonyms: carubinose, seminose

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA monosaccharide aldohexose found in manna and other legumes.

Similar
carubinoseseminose

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

From manna + -ose.

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Translations

Esperanto manozo
  • manozomonosaccharide aldohexose
Finnish mannoosi
  • mannoosimonosaccharide aldohexose
Hungarian mannóz
  • mannózmonosaccharide aldohexose
Italian mannosio
  • mannosiomonosaccharide aldohexose
Polish mannoza
  • mannozamonosaccharide aldohexose
Spanish manosa
  • manosamonosaccharide aldohexose
Cite this entry
APA

mannose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mannose

MLA

“mannose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mannose. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mannose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mannose.

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