English Explanatory Dictionary

mannose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A monosaccharide aldohexose found in manna and other legumes.

Word forms

mannose mannoses

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew מָן (mān)bor. Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna)der. Late Latin mannader. Old English manna Middle English English manna Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English mannose From manna + -ose.

Synonyms

carubinose seminose

Derived words

galactomannan mannaric mannaric acid mannonic acid mannosan mannosyl mannuronic methylmannoside monomannose oligomannosaccharide oligomannose paucimannose pentamannose polymannose tetramannose trimannose
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