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xylose

noun
xy·​lose | \ ˈzī-ˌlōs How to pronounce xylose (audio) , -ˌlōz\

Definition of xylose

: a crystalline aldose sugar C5H10O5 that is not fermentable with ordinary yeasts and occurs especially as a constituent of xylans from which it is obtained by hydrolysis

First Known Use of xylose

circa 1894, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for xylose

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xylose

noun
xy·​lose | \ ˈzī-ˌlōs, -ˌlōz How to pronounce xylose (audio) \

Medical Definition of xylose

: a crystalline aldose sugar C5H10O5 that is not fermentable with ordinary yeasts and occurs especially as a constituent of xylans from which it is obtained by hydrolysis

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