laminarin

/ (ˌlæmɪˈnɑːrɪn) /


noun
  1. a carbohydrate, consisting of repeated glucose units, that is the main storage product of brown algae

Origin of laminarin

1
C20: from laminar (ia) + -in

Words Nearby laminarin

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Scientific definitions for laminarin

laminarin

[ lăm′ə-nârĭn ]


  1. A polymer of glucose that is stored as food in brown algae.

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