Associations to the word «Xanthan»

Wiktionary

XANTHAN, noun. (carbohydrate) A polysaccharide, consisting of galactose and mannose residues, produced by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris
XANTHAN GUM, noun. A natural gum, produced by the fermentation of sugars by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris; used as a food additive
XANTHAN GUMS, noun. Plural of xanthan gum

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats