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methylmannose

methylmannose noun: any O-methyl derivative of mannose but especially (2S,3S,4R,5R)-2,4,5,6-tetrahydroxy-3-methoxyhexanal (an isomer of methylglucose).

Noun

methylmannose (countable and uncountable, plural methylmannoses)

  1. Any O-methyl derivative of mannose but especially (2S,3S,4R,5R)-2,4,5,6-tetrahydroxy-3-methoxyhexanal (an isomer of methylglucose)

Forms of methylmannose

pluralmethylmannoses

Questions about methylmannose

What does methylmannose mean?
Methylmannose means any O-methyl derivative of mannose but especially (2S,3S,4R,5R)-2,4,5,6-tetrahydroxy-3-methoxyhexanal (an isomer of methylglucose).
What part of speech is methylmannose?
Methylmannose is a noun.
What is the plural of methylmannose?
The plural of methylmannose is methylmannoses.

Words near methylmannose in the dictionary

  1. methylmalonate
  2. methylmalonates
  3. methylmalonic
  4. methylmalonic acid
  5. methylmalonic acidemia
  6. methylmannose
  7. methylmannoside
  8. methylmannosides
  9. methylmercurial
  10. methylmercuric
  11. methylmercuries

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