galactomannan

noun

ga·​lac·​to·​mannan

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: any of several polysaccharides that occur especially in seeds (as locust beans) and yield galactose and mannose on hydrolysis

Word History

Etymology

galact- + mannan

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

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