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xylooligosaccharide

xylooligosaccharide noun: an oligomer of xylose.

Noun

xylooligosaccharide (plural xylooligosaccharides)

  1. An oligomer of xylose.

Forms of xylooligosaccharide

pluralxylooligosaccharides
alternative formxylo-oligosaccharide

Origin of xylooligosaccharide

From xylo- + oligosaccharide.

Words formed from xylooligosaccharide

Questions about xylooligosaccharide

What does xylooligosaccharide mean?
Xylooligosaccharide means an oligomer of xylose.
What part of speech is xylooligosaccharide?
Xylooligosaccharide is a noun.
What is the plural of xylooligosaccharide?
The plural of xylooligosaccharide is xylooligosaccharides.

Words near xylooligosaccharide in the dictionary

  1. xylonolactonases
  2. xylonolactone
  3. xylonolactones
  4. xylooligomer
  5. xylooligomers
  6. xylooligosaccharide
  7. xylooligosaccharides
  8. xylopal
  9. xylopals
  10. xylopentaose
  11. xylopentaoses

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