xylose

(lōs′)

noun

a colorless, crystalline pentose, CHO, formed by the hydrolysis of xylan, straw, corncobs, etc. and used as a sweetener, in dyeing, etc.

Origin: xyl(an) + -ose

See xylose in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A white crystalline sugar, C5H10O5, used in dyeing and tanning and in diabetic diets. Also called wood sugar.

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