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heteroxylan

heteroxylan noun: a form of xylan in which some of the xylose residues are replaced by glucuronic acid.

Noun

heteroxylan (plural heteroxylans)

  1. A form of xylan in which some of the xylose residues are replaced by glucuronic acid

Forms of heteroxylan

pluralheteroxylans

Origin of heteroxylan

From hetero- + xylan.

Questions about heteroxylan

What does heteroxylan mean?
Heteroxylan means a form of xylan in which some of the xylose residues are replaced by glucuronic acid.
What part of speech is heteroxylan?
Heteroxylan is a noun.
What is the plural of heteroxylan?
The plural of heteroxylan is heteroxylans.

Words near heteroxylan in the dictionary

  1. heteroxanthin
  2. heteroxanthine
  3. heteroxenic
  4. heteroxenous
  5. heteroxeny
  6. heteroxylan
  7. heteroxylans
  8. heteroxylous
  9. heterozeotrope
  10. heterozeotropes
  11. heterozerconid

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