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glucan
SYN: glucosan.

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glu·can 'glü-.kan, -kən n a polysaccharide (as glycogen or cellulose) that is a polymer of glucose

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glu·can (glooґkan) any polysaccharide (e.g., glycogen, starch, and cellulose) composed only of recurring units of glucose; a homopolymer of glucose.

Medical dictionary. 2011.