BETA-GLUCAN

Meaning of BETA-GLUCAN in English

A type of polysaccharide (string of sugar molecules) obtained from several types of mushrooms. It is being studied as a treatment for cancer and as an immune system stimulant.

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BETA-GLUCAN — noun Date: 1966 any of several polysaccharides consisting of glucose units and including one found in endosperm cell walls of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BETA-GLUCAN — ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ , -_ ̷ ̷ noun : any of several polysaccharides consisting of glucose units and including one found …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BETA-GLUCAN — noun Date: 1966 : any of several polysaccharides consisting of glucose units and including one found in endosperm cell walls …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BETA-GLUCAN — Pronunciation: - ' glü- ˌ kan, -k ə n Function: noun Date: 1966 : any of several polysaccharides consisting of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BETA — n [Bot.] beet; beta foliose leaf beet; beta salvage wild beet; beta de forrage mangel-wurzel; beta de sucro sugar beet …
Interlingua English vocab
GLUCAN — noun Date: 1941 a polysaccharide (as glycogen or cellulose) that is a polymer of glucose
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BETA — I. noun Etymology: Middle English betha, from Latin ~, from Greek bēta, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew bēth beth …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BETA — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) beta decay beta adrenergic blocking agent {{link=Phi Beta Kappa">Phi Beta Kappa
Английский словарь Британика
BETA — I. ˈbād.ə, -ātə also ˈbē- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek bēta, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew bēth- — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GLUCAN — ˈglüˌkan, -_kən noun ( -s ) Etymology: gluc- + -an (III) : a polysaccharide (as glycogen or cellulose) that is …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BETA — /bay"teuh/ or, esp. Brit., /bee"-/ , n. 1. the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B). 2. the consonant sound …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BETA — n. (Informal) beta test, final testing period for new computer software before it is released on the market; beta group, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BETA — I. ˈbā-tə, chiefly Brit ˈbē- noun Etymology: Middle English betha, from Latin beta, from Greek bēta, of Semitic origin; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GLUCAN — noun Date: 1941 : a polysaccharide (as glycogen or cellulose) that is a polymer of glucose
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GLUCAN — [glu.can] n (1941): a polysaccharide (as glycogen or cellulose) that is a polymer of glucose
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BETA — [be.ta] n [ME betha, fr. L beta, fr. Gk beta, of Sem origin; akin to Heb beth beth] (14c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BETA — beta, Beta BrE AmE ˈbiːt ə AmE \ ˈbeɪt̬ ə (*) ▷ beta|s z ▶ ˈ beta ˌ particle BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BETA — n. 1 the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B, Ó). 2 a second-class mark given for a piece of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BETA — n. 1 the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B, á). 2 a second-class mark given for a piece of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BETA — n.1 the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B, {szlig}). 2 a second-class mark given for a piece of work …
Oxford English vocab
BETA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES beta particle beta test beta version gamma/alpha/beta radiation technical (= radiation given off by the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BETA — B [noun] [C] - the second letter of the Greek alphabet, sometimes given as a mark for a student's work …
Cambridge English vocab
BETA — n. beta decay beta blocker beta adrenergic blocking agent Phi Beta Kappa
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BETA — noun Beta is used before these nouns: ↑ test , ↑ version
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BETA — /bay't*/, /be't*/ or (Commonwealth) /bee't*/ See beta conversion , beta test . [ Jargon File ]
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
BETA — Kristensen, Madsen olmadsen@daimi.aau.dk , Moller-Pedersen & Nygaard, 1983. Object-oriented language with block structure, coroutines, concurrency, strong typing , part objects, …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
BETA — The measure of a fund's or stocks risk in relation to the market , or an alternative benchmark . A …
Hypertextual Finance English Glossary
BETA — 1. Mostly working, but still under test; usually used with `in': `in beta'. In the Real World, systems (hardware or …
Raynet Business and Marketing English Glossary
BETA — 1. Mostly working, but still under test; usu. used with `in': `in beta'. In the Real World , systems (hardware …
Jargon File English vocabulary
BETA — beta
Kiswahili IT English Glossary
BETA — A measure correlating stock price movement to the movement of an index. Beta is used to determine the number of …
A Guide to Futures and Options Market Technology English vocab
BETA — бета (2-я буква греческого алфавита) оценка "бета"; четверка с минусом или тройка с плюсом (университетское) бета (символ для обозначения принадлежности …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BETA — 1) бета-излучение 2) бета-частица, электрон 3) бета, b ( коэффициент усиления по току ) 4) b-кварц • - gross beta …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BETA — 1) бета-излучение 2) бета-частица, электрон 3) бета, b (коэффициент усиления по току) 4) b-кварц • - gross beta - plasma beta
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BETA — сущ. бета ( вторая буква греческого алфавита ) •• - beta plus
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BETA — сущ. бета (вторая буква греческого алфавита) •• - beta plus
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BETA — _n. бета (вторая буква греческого алфавита) - beta plus
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BETA — n. бета (вторая буква греческого алфавита) - beta plus
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BETA — _n. бета (вторая буква греческого алфавита); beta plus немного лучше второго сорта
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
BETA — бета (2-я буква греческого алфавита) оценка "бета"; четверка с минусом или тройка с плюсом (университетское) бета (символ для обозначения принадлежности …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GLUCANASE — ˈglükəˌnās, -āz noun ( -s ) Etymology: glucan (herein) + -ase : any of various enzymes that digest glucans
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FUNGUS
Britannica English vocabulary
LENTINAN — A beta-glucan (a type of polysaccharide) from the mushroom Lentinus edodes (shiitake mushroom). It has been studied in Japan as …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms

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