Definitions for mannans

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mannans man·nan

Spelling: [man-an, -uh n]

IPA: /ˈmæn æn, -ən/

Mannans is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 68 anagrams from letters in mannans (aamnnns).

Definitions for mannans

noun

1. any of a group of polysaccharides, found in the ivory nut, carob bean, and the like, that yield mannose upon hydrolysis.

Origin of mannans

First recorded in 1890-95; mann(ose) + -an

Examples for mannans

mannan bears the same relation to mannose that starch does to glucose and inulin to fructose.