xanthan gum
/ˈzænθən/noun
mass noun
- Chemistry a substance produced by bacterial fermentation or synthetically and used in foods as a gelling agent and thickener. It is polysaccharide composed of glucose, mannose, and glucuronic acid.【化】高分子量多糖胶黄原胶。
词源
1960s: from the modern Latin name of the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris + -AN.