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nonxylitol

nonxylitol adjective: not of or pertaining to xylitol.

Adjective

nonxylitol (not comparable)

  1. Not of or pertaining to xylitol.
    • With the nonisolated xylose, the separation of nonxylitol polyols must be made before xylitol crystallization (Fig. 3).1982, C O Chichester, Advances in food research
    • Children who chewed xylitol-sweetened gum three times a day for two years developed fewer dental cavities than did their classmates who chewed nonxylitol gum.1990, Eleanor Noss Whitney, Eva May Nunnelley Hamilton, Sharon Rady Rolfes, Understanding nutrition

Origin of nonxylitol

From non- + xylitol.

Questions about nonxylitol

What does nonxylitol mean?
Nonxylitol means not of or pertaining to xylitol.
What part of speech is nonxylitol?
Nonxylitol is an adjective.

Words near nonxylitol in the dictionary

  1. nonxenon
  2. nonxenophobic
  3. nonxeric
  4. nonxerophilic
  5. nonxylene
  6. nonxylitol
  7. nonxylose
  8. nonyellow
  9. nonyellowing
  10. nonyielding
  11. nonyl

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