"fructan" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: fructans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fructan (plural fructans)
  1. (biochemistry) Any homopolysaccharide composed of fructose residues Wikipedia link: fructan Categories (topical): Carbohydrates Hyponyms: inulin Related terms: oligofructan, polyfructan Translations (polysaccharide composed of fructose residues): fructà [masculine] (Catalan), fructane [masculine] (French), fruttano [masculine] (Italian), frutano [masculine] (Portuguese), fructosano [masculine] (Spanish), fructano [masculine] (Spanish), ffrwctan [masculine] (Welsh)

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