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pentosans

pentosans is the plural 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

Questions about pentosans

What is pentosans the plural of?
Pentosans is the plural of pentosan.

Words near pentosans in the dictionary

  1. pentosan
  2. pentosan polysulfate
  3. pentosane
  4. pentosanes
  5. pentosanpolysulfate
  6. pentosans
  7. pentose
  8. pentose phosphate pathway
  9. pentoses
  10. pentoside
  11. pentosides

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