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xylogalactan

xylogalactan noun: a polysaccharide composed of xylose and galactose residues.

Noun

xylogalactan (plural xylogalactans)

  1. A polysaccharide composed of xylose and galactose residues.

Forms of xylogalactan

pluralxylogalactans

Origin of xylogalactan

From xylo- + galactan.

Questions about xylogalactan

What does xylogalactan mean?
Xylogalactan means a polysaccharide composed of xylose and galactose residues.
What part of speech is xylogalactan?
Xylogalactan is a noun.
What is the plural of xylogalactan?
The plural of xylogalactan is xylogalactans.

Words near xylogalactan in the dictionary

  1. xylofucomannan
  2. xylofuranose
  3. xylofuranoses
  4. xylofuranoside
  5. xylofuranosides
  6. xylogalactan
  7. xylogalactans
  8. xylogalacturonan
  9. xylogalacturonans
  10. xylogalacturonase
  11. xylogalacturonases

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