"alternan" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "From its alternating linkage structure.",
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      "expansion": "alternan (uncountable)",
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Biochemistry",
          "orig": "en:Biochemistry",
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            "Biology",
            "Chemistry",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The glucan produced by the enzyme alternansucrase."
      ],
      "id": "en-alternan-en-noun-ceMhL9Dl",
      "links": [
        [
          "biochemistry",
          "biochemistry"
        ],
        [
          "glucan",
          "glucan"
        ],
        [
          "enzyme",
          "enzyme"
        ],
        [
          "alternansucrase",
          "alternansucrase"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biochemistry) The glucan produced by the enzyme alternansucrase."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biochemistry",
        "biology",
        "chemistry",
        "microbiology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "alternan"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "From its alternating linkage structure.",
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "alternan (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
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        "en:Biochemistry"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The glucan produced by the enzyme alternansucrase."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "biochemistry",
          "biochemistry"
        ],
        [
          "glucan",
          "glucan"
        ],
        [
          "enzyme",
          "enzyme"
        ],
        [
          "alternansucrase",
          "alternansucrase"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biochemistry) The glucan produced by the enzyme alternansucrase."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biochemistry",
        "biology",
        "chemistry",
        "microbiology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "alternan"
}