levan

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See also: Levan and levän

English

Noun

levan (usually uncountable, plural levans)

  1. A homopolysaccharide composed of D-fructofuranosyl.

Anagrams


Friulian

Etymology

Probably from Late Latin levāmen, for levāmentum, from Latin levō. Compare French levain, Occitan levam, Romansch levon, levànt, lavamaint, Venetian levà.

Noun

levan m (plural levans)

  1. yeast
  2. leaven, leavening

Italian

Verb

levan

  1. Apocopic form of levano

Spanish

Verb

levan

  1. third-person plural present indicative of levar