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glucomannans

glucomannans is the plural of glucomannan.

Meaning of glucomannan

Noun

glucomannan (countable and uncountable, plural glucomannans)

  1. A water-soluble polysaccharide used as an emulsifier and thickener, extracted from the tubers of the konjac plant and certain orchids.
    • The bulbs contain a mucilaginous carbohydrate called glucomannan, which the orchids use to retain water during dry periods.2007 August 1, Harold Mcgee, “Ice Cream That’s a Stretch”, in New York Times

Questions about glucomannans

What is glucomannans the plural of?
Glucomannans is the plural of glucomannan.

Words near glucomannans in the dictionary

  1. glucolokundjoside
  2. glucolysis
  3. glucomannan
  4. glucomannanase
  5. glucomannanases
  6. glucomannans
  7. glucometabolic
  8. glucometabolism
  9. glucometer
  10. glucometers
  11. glucometric

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