Definitions for xyloseˈzaɪ loʊs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
xy•loseˈzaɪ loʊs(n.)
a colorless pentose sugar, C5H10O5, used in dyeing, tanning, and diabetic foods.
Category: Chemistry
Origin of xylose:
1890–95; < Gk xýl(on) wood + -ose2
Princeton's WordNet
wood sugar, xylose(noun)
a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics
Wiktionary
xylose(Noun)
One of the pentoses, CHO, a white crystalline substance, a sugar, derived from wood.
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