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xylose
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun xylose has 1 sense
- xylose(n = noun.substance) wood sugar - a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics; Array is a kind of carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar
CIDE DICTIONARY
xylose, n. [Pref. xylo- + -ose.].
An unfermentable sugar of the pentose class, C5H10O5 , formed by the hydrolysis of xylan; wood sugar. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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