MANNOSE


Meaning of MANNOSE in English

[ 'manəʊz , -s ]

■ noun Chemistry a sugar of the hexose class which occurs as a component of many natural polysaccharides.

Origin

C19: from mannite 'mannitol' + -ose 2 .

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