Definition of Glucan

1. Noun. (carbohydrates) Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose ¹

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Definition of Glucan

1. a polymer of glucose [n -S]

Medical Definition of Glucan

1. One of a group of polysaccharide sugars composed of D-glucose monomers linked together by glycosidic bonds. Examples of glucans are dextran, laminarin, and lichenin. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glucan

glozed
glozer
glozers
glozes
glozing
glozings
gluable
glub
glubs
glucaemia
glucagon
glucagonoma
glucagonoma syndrome
glucagons
glucal
glucan (current term)
glucan synthase
glucanase
glucanases
glucans
glucaric
glucaric acid
glucases
gluceptate
glucic
glucina
glucinas
glucine
glucinic
glucinium

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