MANNAN

Proper noun

Mannan (plural Mannans)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mannan is the 30442nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 767 individuals. Mannan is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (68.58%) and White (20.08%) individuals.

Etymology

Noun

mannan (plural mannans)

(carbohydrate) A plant polysaccharide that is a highly branched polymer of mannose (or galactose or glucose).

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

1 February 2025

GRIP

(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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