XYLAN


Meaning of XYLAN in English

/zuy"lan/ , n. Chem.

the pentosan occurring in woody tissue that hydrolyzes to xylose: used as a source of furfural.

[ 1890-95; xýl ( on ) wood + -an, var. of -ANE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .