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welan

welan noun: an exopolysaccharide produced by fermentation of sugar by bacteria of the genus Alcaligenes, used as a rheology modifier in industrial applications such as cement manufacturing.

Noun

welan (uncountable)

  1. An exopolysaccharide produced by fermentation of sugar by bacteria of the genus Alcaligenes, used as a rheology modifier in industrial applications such as cement manufacturing.

Questions about welan

What does welan mean?
Welan means an exopolysaccharide produced by fermentation of sugar by bacteria of the genus Alcaligenes, used as a rheology modifier in industrial applications such as cement manufacturing.
What part of speech is welan?
Welan is a noun.

Words near welan in the dictionary

  1. weki
  2. wekiu bug
  3. wekiu bugs
  4. wel
  5. Welaka
  6. welan
  7. Welaregang
  8. welaway
  9. Welayta
  10. Welbeck
  11. Welbike

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