combining form
or xylo-
Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from xylon; perhaps akin to Lithuanian šulas pillar, post, Old English sȳl — more at sile
1.
a. : wood : woody
xylo phone
xyl oma
b. : xylem
2.
a. : xylene
xyl ic
xylo quinone
b. : xylose
xyl onic acid
xylo ketose
3. xylo- , usually ital : having the stereochemical arrangement of atoms or groups found in xylose
l -xylo-ascorbic acid