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xylose

Pronunciation: /ˈzʌɪləʊz, -s/
Definition of xylose

noun

[mass noun] Chemistry
  • a sugar of the pentose class which occurs widely in plants, especially as a component of hemicelluloses.

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Definition of xylose in the US English dictionary