n :  an aldose C₆H₁₂O₆ whose dextrorotatory enantiomer occurs esp. as a structural unit of mannans from which it can be recovered by hydrolysis .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  ma·nus  mi·nus  Mo·nas  mo·nie·zia 
 
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