noun
- Plural of laminarin; polysaccharides found in brown algae and some marine organisms, composed mainly of glucose units.
Usage: technical; biology; chemistry
Examples
- Laminarins are storage polysaccharides commonly found in kelp and other brown seaweeds.
- Marine biologists study laminarins to understand energy storage in algae.
- The cell walls of certain diatoms contain laminarins as a reserve carbohydrate.
- Laminarins serve as an important food source for organisms that consume brown algae.