xylose

See also: Xylose

English

Structure diagram of xylose

Linear form

Noun

xylose (countable and uncountable, plural xyloses)

1. (organic chemistry) One of the pentoses, C₅H₁₀O₅, a white crystalline sugar, derived from wood.

Synonyms

• wood sugar

Related terms

• xylosyl
• xylosylglucoside

Translations

wood sugar

• Catalan: xilosa f
• Czech: xylóza (cs) f
• Finnish: ksyloosi
• French: xylose (fr) m
• German: Xylose (de) f
• Hindi: काष्ठशर्करा (kāṣṭhaśarkarā)
• Hungarian: xilóz (hu)
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• Irish: xileos m, xiolós m
• Italian: xilosio m
• Polish: ksyloza f
• Portuguese: xilose f
• Russian: ксило́за (ru) f (ksilóza)
• Slovak: xylóza (sk) f
• Spanish: xilosa (es) f

Anagrams

• lyxose