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See also: Xylose
English
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Noun
[edit]xylose (countable and uncountable, plural xyloses)
- (biochemistry) One of the pentoses, C5H10O5, a white crystalline sugar, derived from wood.
- Synonym: wood sugar
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[edit]wood sugar
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