glucosan

[ gloo-kuh-san ]
/ ˈglu kəˌsæn /

noun Biochemistry.

any of a number of polysaccharides that yield glucose upon hydrolysis.

Origin of glucosan

1920–25; glucose + -an, for -ane

Words nearby glucosan

glucophore, glucoprotein, glucopyranose, glucosamine, glucosamine sulphate, glucosan, glucose, glucose oxidase method, glucose tolerance test, glucose transport maximum, glucose-6-phosphatase

Medical definitions for glucosan

glucosan
[ glōō′kə-săn′ ]

n.

A polysaccharide yielding glucose upon hydrolysis.
Any of several anhydrides of glucose.