levan
See also: Levan and levän
English
Noun
levan (usually uncountable, plural levans)
- A homopolysaccharide composed of D-fructofuranosyl.
Anagrams
- Alven, elvan, navel, venal
Friulian
Etymology
Probably from Late Latin levāmen, for levāmentum, from Latin levō. Compare French levain, Occitan levam, Romansch levon, levànt, lavamaint, Venetian levà.
Noun
levan m (plural levans)
- yeast
- leaven, leavening
Related terms
- levâ
Italian
Verb
levan
- Apocopic form of levano
Spanish
Verb
levan
- Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of levar.
- Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present indicative form of levar.