beta-glucan
beta–glu·can
noun \-ˈglü-ˌkan, -kən\Definition of BETA-GLUCAN
: any of several polysaccharides consisting of glucose units and including one found in endosperm cell walls of cereal grains (as barley and oats)
First Known Use of BETA-GLUCAN
1966
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