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xanthane

xanthane is the archaic form of xanthan.

Meaning of xanthan

Noun

xanthan (plural xanthans)

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

Forms of xanthane

pluralxanthanes

Questions about xanthane

What is xanthane the archaic form of?
Xanthane is the archaic form of xanthan.

Words near xanthane in the dictionary

  1. xanthamide
  2. xanthamides
  3. xanthan
  4. xanthan gum
  5. xanthan gums
  6. xanthane
  7. xanthanes
  8. xanthanoid
  9. xanthanol
  10. xanthanolide
  11. xanthanolides

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