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Meaning of XYLOSE

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 Definition: [n]  a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics
 
 Synonyms: wood sugar
 
 See Also: carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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