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xylan

xylan noun: a polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants.

Noun

xylan (plural xylans)

  1. A polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants.

Forms of xylan

pluralxylans

Words formed from xylan

Questions about xylan

What does xylan mean?
Xylan means a polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants.
What part of speech is xylan?
Xylan is a noun.
What is the plural of xylan?
The plural of xylan is xylans.

Words near xylan in the dictionary

  1. xyla
  2. xylacine
  3. xylaloe
  4. xylaloes
  5. xylamide
  6. xylan
  7. xylanase
  8. xylanases
  9. xylanesterase
  10. xylanesterases
  11. xylanohydrolase

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