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pentosane

pentosane is the alternative form of pentosan.

Meaning of pentosan

Noun

pentosan (plural pentosans)

  1. Any polysaccharide composed of pentoses.
    • Thanks to its pentosans, rye flour absorbs eight times its weight in water, while wheat flour absorbs two. Unlike starch, the pentosans don't retrograde and harden after being cooked and cooled. So they provide a soft, moist texture that helps gives rye breads a shelf life of weeks.2004, Harold McGee, chapter 9, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner, →ISBN

Forms of pentosane

pluralpentosanes

Questions about pentosane

What is pentosane the alternative form of?
Pentosane is the alternative form of pentosan.

Words near pentosane in the dictionary

  1. pentorex
  2. pentosaceous
  3. pentosalen
  4. pentosan
  5. pentosan polysulfate
  6. pentosane
  7. pentosanes
  8. pentosanpolysulfate
  9. pentosans
  10. pentose
  11. pentose phosphate pathway

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