pentosan Hear it!

pentosan definition

pen·to·san (pen′tə san′)

noun

any of a group of plant carbohydrates which form pentoses upon undergoing hydrolysis

Etymology: pentose + -an

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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