Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of your weight in relation to your height. BMI is an assessment tool for determining whether your weight falls within one of four categories. People with BMIs under 18.5 are considered underweight. Your weight is said to be within the healthy range if your BMI is 18.5 to 24.9.
Mannan may refer to a plant polysaccharide that is a linear polymer of the sugar mannose. Plant mannans have Î²(1-4) linkages. It is a form of storage polysaccharide.
From the French mannequin, from the Dutch manneken (â little man â), diminutive of Dutch man (â man â), equivalent to man +â -kin; compare ramequin/ramekin. More at man, -kin. Pronunciation . IPA : /ËmÃ¦nÉËkÉªn/ Homophone: manakin; Noun . mannequin (plural mannequins) 1  A dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes. 2  A jointed model of the human body used by artists, especially to demonstrate the arrangement of drapery. 3  An anatomical model of the human body for use in teaching of e.g. 4  A person who models clothes.