different between xylan vs mannan

English

Etymology

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Noun

xylan (plural xylans)

1. (biochemistry) A polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants.

Derived terms

• heteroxylan

Translations

English

Etymology

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Noun

mannan (plural mannans)

1. (biochemistry) A plant polysaccharide that is a highly branched polymer of mannose (or galactose or glucose).

Derived terms

• arabinomannan
• galactomannan
• heteromannan
• oligomannan
• phosphomannan
• rhamnomannan
• xylomannan

Translations

Finnish

Noun

mannan

1. Genitive singular form of manna.

Gothic

Romanization

mannan

1. Romanization of ????????????????????????

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /?mannan/

Etymology 1

From mannan (“having gone”), the past participle of mannat (“to go”).

Adjective

mannan (comparative [please provide], superlative [please provide])

1. previous, last

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Etymology 2

From mannat +? -n.

Noun

mannan

1. journey
2. traffic

Inflection

Derived terms

• albmáimannan

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

mannan

1. past indicative connegative of mannat

Participle

mannan

1. past participle of mannat