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phosphomannan

phosphomannan noun: a phosphosugar derived from mannan.

Noun

phosphomannan (plural phosphomannans)

  1. A phosphosugar derived from mannan

Forms of phosphomannan

pluralphosphomannans

Origin of phosphomannan

From phospho- + mannan.

Questions about phosphomannan

What does phosphomannan mean?
Phosphomannan means a phosphosugar derived from mannan.
What part of speech is phosphomannan?
Phosphomannan is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphomannan?
The plural of phosphomannan is phosphomannans.

Words near phosphomannan in the dictionary

  1. phospholiposome
  2. phospholiposomes
  3. phospholysis
  4. phospholytic
  5. phospholytically
  6. phosphomannan
  7. phosphomannans
  8. phosphomannomutase
  9. phosphomannomutases
  10. phosphomannoprotein
  11. phosphomannoproteins

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