Definitions for xylanˈzaɪ læn
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
xy•lanˈzaɪ læn(n.)
the pentosan occurring in woody tissue that hydrolyzes to xylose.
Category: Chemistry
Origin of xylan:
1890–95; < Gk xýl(on) wood
Wiktionary
xylan(Noun)
A polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants
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