PENTOSAN


Meaning of PENTOSAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpen-tə-ˌsan ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1892

: any of various polysaccharides that yield only pentoses on hydrolysis and occur widely in plants

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.