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xanthan

xanthan noun: a polysaccharide, consisting of galactose and mannose residues, produced by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.

Noun

xanthan (plural xanthans)

  1. A polysaccharide, consisting of galactose and mannose residues, produced by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris

Forms of xanthan

pluralxanthans

Words formed from xanthan

Phrases with xanthan

Questions about xanthan

What does xanthan mean?
Xanthan means a polysaccharide, consisting of galactose and mannose residues, produced by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
What part of speech is xanthan?
Xanthan is a noun.
What is the plural of xanthan?
The plural of xanthan is xanthans.

Words near xanthan in the dictionary

  1. xanthaemia
  2. xanthaline
  3. xantham
  4. xanthamide
  5. xanthamides
  6. xanthan
  7. xanthan gum
  8. xanthan gums
  9. xanthane
  10. xanthanes
  11. xanthanoid

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