xanthan

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noun

A polysaccharide, consisting of galactose and mannose residues, produced by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris

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nounxanthan (plural xanthans)

plural xanthans

  1. biochemistryA polysaccharide, consisting of galactose and mannose residues, produced by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris
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