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mannitan

mannitan noun: any polymer of mannose.

Noun

mannitan (countable and uncountable, plural mannitans)

  1. Any polymer of mannose

Forms of mannitan

pluralmannitans

Origin of mannitan

From mannite and anhydrite.

Questions about mannitan

What does mannitan mean?
Mannitan means any polymer of mannose.
What part of speech is mannitan?
Mannitan is a noun.
What is the plural of mannitan?
The plural of mannitan is mannitans.

Words near mannitan in the dictionary

  1. Mannion
  2. mannish
  3. mannish water
  4. mannishly
  5. mannishness
  6. mannitan
  7. mannitate
  8. mannitates
  9. mannite
  10. mannitic
  11. mannitol

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