Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glucan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
glu-can
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose

Inflected Forms

glucans (plural)

Derived Forms

galactoglucan galactoxyloglucan glucanase glucanohydrolase glucanolytic homoglucan oligoglucan phosphoglucan phytoglucan polyglucan

Phrases

beta-glucan β-glucan

Frequently Paired Words

cellulose curdlan dextran glycogen laminarin lentinan lichenin mannitan

Synonyms

glucan

Questions

What does glucan mean?
Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose

How to pronounce glucan

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