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xylogalacturonan

xylogalacturonan noun: a polysaccharide, containing xylose and galacturonic acid residues, found in the cell walls of plants.

Noun

xylogalacturonan (plural xylogalacturonans)

  1. A polysaccharide, containing xylose and galacturonic acid residues, found in the cell walls of plants.

Forms of xylogalacturonan

pluralxylogalacturonans

Origin of xylogalacturonan

From xylo- + galacturonan.

Words formed from xylogalacturonan

Questions about xylogalacturonan

What does xylogalacturonan mean?
Xylogalacturonan means a polysaccharide, containing xylose and galacturonic acid residues, found in the cell walls of plants.
What part of speech is xylogalacturonan?
Xylogalacturonan is a noun.
What is the plural of xylogalacturonan?
The plural of xylogalacturonan is xylogalacturonans.

Words near xylogalacturonan in the dictionary

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

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