Xylose Common

Xylose has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics

wood sugar xylose

One of the pentoses, C₅H₁₀O₅, a white crystalline sugar, derived from wood.

See Also

xylaric acid xylofuranose xylonic acid xylobiose xylosylprotein cyclophellitol xylogalacturonan arabinoxylan

Related Terms

xylaric acid xylofuranose xylonic acid xylobiose xylosylprotein cyclophellitol xylogalacturonan arabinoxylan xyloside xyloheptaose xylorutinoside derived xylosyl xylopyranose sugar xylotriose xyloketal xylosyltransferase white xylopolysaccharide

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

carbohydrate

Rhyming Words

ose cose hose jose oose lose bose dose gose nose tose rose mose yose pose roose noose brose loose whose

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