n.
Pronunciation: ' ma- ˌ n ō s, - ˌ n ō z
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mann ite + 2 -ose
Date: 1888
: an aldose C 6 H 12 O 6 whose dextrorotatory enantiomer occurs especially as a structural unit of mannans from which it can be recovered by hydrolysis