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xylohexaose

xylohexaose noun: a hexasaccharide consisting of six xylose residues.

Noun

xylohexaose (countable and uncountable, plural xylohexaoses)

  1. A hexasaccharide consisting of six xylose residues.

Forms of xylohexaose

pluralxylohexaoses

Origin of xylohexaose

From xylo- + hexa- + -ose.

Questions about xylohexaose

What does xylohexaose mean?
Xylohexaose means a hexasaccharide consisting of six xylose residues.
What part of speech is xylohexaose?
Xylohexaose is a noun.
What is the plural of xylohexaose?
The plural of xylohexaose is xylohexaoses.

Words near xylohexaose in the dictionary

  1. xylographist
  2. xylographists
  3. xylographs
  4. xylography
  5. xyloheptaose
  6. xylohexaose
  7. xylohexaoses
  8. xylohexoside
  9. xylohexosides
  10. xylohydroquinone
  11. xylohydroquinones

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