- moss starch
- лихенин
The English-Russian dictionary general scientific. 2015.
The English-Russian dictionary general scientific. 2015.
starch — A high molecular weight polysaccharide built up of d glucose residues in α 1,4 linkage, differing from cellulose in the presence of α rather than β glucoside linkages, that exists in most plant tissues; converted into dextrin when subjected to… … Medical dictionary
Iceland moss — Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division: Ascomyco … Wikipedia
Iceland moss — an edible lichen, Cetraria islandica, of arctic regions, containing a starchlike substance used in medicine. [1795 1805] * * * ▪ lichen fruticose (branched, bushy) lichen with an upright thallus usually attached in one place. It varies in… … Universalium
Lichenin — Other names Lichenan; Moss starch Identifiers … Wikipedia
lichenin — A variety of polysaccharide obtained from Iceland moss; used as a demulcent. SYN: moss starch. * * * li·chen·in lī kə nən n a gelatinous polysaccharide (C6H10O5)n composed of glucose units and found esp. in several species of moss and lichen and… … Medical dictionary
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bryophyte — bryophytic /bruy euh fit ik/, adj. /bruy euh fuyt /, n. Bot. any of the Bryophyta, a phylum of nonvascular plants comprising the true mosses and liverworts. [1875 80; < NL Bryophyta name of the group; see BRYO , PHYTE] * * * Any of the green,… … Universalium
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plant development — Introduction a multiphasic process in which two distinct forms succeed each other in alternating generations. One form, created by the union of sexual cells (gametes (gamete)), contains two sets of similar chromosomes (diploid). At sexual… … Universalium
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