xylose
xylose
Definition
xy·lose (zī′lōs′)
noun
a colorless, crystalline pentose, CHO, formed by the hydrolysis of xylan, straw, corncobs, etc. and used as a sweetener, in dyeing, etc.
Etymology: xyl(an) + -ose
Browse dictionary entries near xylose
- xylophone
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- xylol
- xyloid
- xylography
- xylograph
- Xylocaine
- xylo-
- xylitol
- xylidine
- xylotomous
- xylotomy
- xyster
- y
- y'all
- y-axis
- Y chromosome
- y-
- -y
- Y2K
