'Xylose' definitions:
Definition of '
xylose
'
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WordNet
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noun
A sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics [syn:
wood sugar
, xylose]
Definition of '
Xylose
'
From:
GCIDE
Xylose \Xy"lose\, n. [Pref. xylo- + -ose.] (Chem.) An unfermentable sugar of the pentose class,
C5H10O5
, formed by the hydrolysis of xylan; wood sugar. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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