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gellan

/ˈdʒɛlæn/

gellan noun: a polysaccharide gum produced by the bacterium Sphingomonas elodea.

Noun

gellan (uncountable)

  1. A polysaccharide gum produced by the bacterium Sphingomonas elodea

Words formed from gellan

Phrases with gellan

Questions about gellan

What does gellan mean?
Gellan means a polysaccharide gum produced by the bacterium Sphingomonas elodea.
What part of speech is gellan?
Gellan is a noun.
How do you pronounce gellan?
Gellan is pronounced /ˈdʒɛlæn/.

Words near gellan in the dictionary

  1. gell
  2. Gell-Mann Amnesia
  3. Gell-Mann Amnesia effect
  4. Gell-Mann Amnesia effects
  5. gellable
  6. gellan
  7. gellan gum
  8. gellan gums
  9. gellant
  10. gellants
  11. Gellar

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