XYLOSE


Meaning of XYLOSE in English

/zuy"lohs/ , n. Chem.

a colorless, crystalline pentose sugar, C 5 H 10 O 5 , derived from xylan, straw, corncobs, etc., by treating with heated dilute sulfuric acid, and dehydrating to furfural if stronger acid is used.

[ 1890-95; xýl ( on ) wood + -OSE 2 ]

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