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lyxose

lyxose noun: an aldopentose found in some bacteria.

Noun

lyxose (plural lyxoses)

  1. An aldopentose found in some bacteria.

Forms of lyxose

plurallyxoses

Origin of lyxose

Anagrammatically from xylose.

Words formed from lyxose

Questions about lyxose

What does lyxose mean?
Lyxose means an aldopentose found in some bacteria.
What part of speech is lyxose?
Lyxose is a noun.
What is the plural of lyxose?
The plural of lyxose is lyxoses.

Words near lyxose in the dictionary

  1. lyxonic acid
  2. lyxopyranose
  3. lyxopyranoses
  4. lyxopyranoside
  5. lyxopyranosides
  6. lyxose
  7. lyxoses
  8. lyxoside
  9. lyxosides
  10. lyxulose
  11. lyxuloses

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