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[n] a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics |
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XYLOSE is a 6 letter word that starts with X. |
| | Synonyms: | | wood sugar |
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| | See Also: | | carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Xy"lose\, n. [Pref. xylo- + -ose.] (Chem.)
An unfermentable sugar of the pentose class, {C5H10O5},
formed by the hydrolysis of xylan; wood sugar.
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