xan|than

xan|than
xan|than «ZAN than», noun. or xanthan gum,
a water-soluble gum of polysaccharides produced by certain bacteria in sugar solutions, used as a thickener and stabilizer in food, medicine, and pharmaceutics.
[< Xanth(omonas campestris) a species of bacteria cultivated to produce this gum + -an]

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  • than — cis·lei·than; jon·a·than; pa·than; than·age; than·a·to·coe·nose; than·a·toid; than·a·to·log·i·cal; than·a·tol·o·gy; than·a·to·mania; than·a·to·phid·ia; than·a·to·pho·bia; than·a·tos; than·a·to·sis; than·a·tot·ic; than·ess; tir·than·ka·ra;… …   English syllables

  • xan|thate — «ZAN thayt», noun. Chemistry. a salt or ester of xanthic acid: »Xanthates are produced from wheat flour or corn starch. They re added to wood pulp. The resulting paper is eight times stronger than other types made from wood pulp alone (Wall… …   Useful english dictionary

  • xanthan — xan·than …   English syllables

  • Xanthan — Xan|than 〈n.; s; unz.; Chem.〉 ein aus Glucose Einheiten aufgebautes Polysaccharid, das u. a. als Verdickungsmittel in Nahrungsmitteln u. Kosmetik verwendet wird * * * Xan|than [nlat. Xanthomonas campestris, ein phytopathogenes Bakterium… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • xanthan — xan•than [[t]ˈzæn θən[/t]] n. nut a gum produced by bacterial fermentation and used commercially as a binder or food stabilizer. Also called xan′than gum • Etymology: 1960–65 …   From formal English to slang

  • xantham — xanˈthan /zanˈthan/ or xanˈtham noun (also xanthan, or xantham, gum) a substance used as a thickening agent in food preparation • • • Main Entry: ↑xanth …   Useful english dictionary

  • xanthangum — xan·than gum (zănʹthən) n. A natural gum of high molecular weight produced by culture fermentation of glucose and used as a stabilizer in commercial food preparation.   [From New Latin Xanthomonas (campestris), name of the bacterium used to… …   Universalium

  • xanthan gum — xan·than gum zan thən n a polysaccharide that is produced by fermentation of carbohydrates by a bacterium (Xanthomonas campestris) and is a thickening and suspending agent used esp. in pharmaceuticals and prepared foods called also xanthan * * *… …   Medical dictionary

  • Xanthan — Xan|than das; s <zu ↑...an> biotechnisch hergestelltes Polysaccharid, das zur Verdickung u. Stabilisierung z. B. von Nahrungsmitteln u. Kosmetika verwendet wird …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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