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(pen′tə san′)

noun

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

Origin: pentose + -an

See pentosan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of a group of polysaccharides found with cellulose in many woody plants and yielding pentoses on hydrolysis.

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