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levan

levan noun: a homopolysaccharide composed of D-fructofuranosyl.

Noun

levan (usually uncountable, plural levans)

  1. (usually) A homopolysaccharide composed of D-fructofuranosyl.

Proper noun capitalized: Levan

Levan

  1. A town in Utah.
  2. A surname.

Forms of levan

plurallevans

Words formed from levan

Questions about levan

What does levan mean?
Levan means a homopolysaccharide composed of D-fructofuranosyl.
What part of speech is levan?
Levan can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of levan?
The plural of levan is levans.

Words near levan in the dictionary

  1. levamfetamine
  2. levamisol
  3. levamisole
  4. levamisoles
  5. levamizole
  6. levan
  7. Levana
  8. levanase
  9. levanases
  10. Levandoski
  11. Levandoskis

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