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xylanolysis

xylanolysis noun: the breakdown of a xylan.

Noun

xylanolysis (uncountable)

  1. The breakdown of a xylan.

Origin of xylanolysis

From xylan + -o- + lysis.

Questions about xylanolysis

What does xylanolysis mean?
Xylanolysis means the breakdown of a xylan.
What part of speech is xylanolysis?
Xylanolysis is a noun.

Words near xylanolysis in the dictionary

  1. xylanases
  2. xylanesterase
  3. xylanesterases
  4. xylanohydrolase
  5. xylanohydrolases
  6. xylanolysis
  7. xylanolytic
  8. xylans
  9. xylanthrax
  10. xylarate
  11. xylarates

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