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xylan definition

xy·lan (zī′lan)

noun

a yellow, gummy pentosan that is found in woody tissues and yields xylose upon hydrolysis

Etymology: xyl(o)- + -an

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