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xylans

xylans is the plural of xylan.

Meaning of xylan

Noun

xylan (plural xylans)

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

Questions about xylans

What is xylans the plural of?
Xylans is the plural of xylan.

Words near xylans in the dictionary

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

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