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xylosan

xylosan noun: any of a group of compounds formed by pyrolysis of xylose or of hemicellulose.

Noun

xylosan (plural xylosans)

  1. Any of a group of compounds formed by pyrolysis of xylose or of hemicellulose.

Forms of xylosan

pluralxylosans

Origin of xylosan

From xylose + -an.

Questions about xylosan

What does xylosan mean?
Xylosan means any of a group of compounds formed by pyrolysis of xylose or of hemicellulose.
What part of speech is xylosan?
Xylosan is a noun.
What is the plural of xylosan?
The plural of xylosan is xylosans.

Words near xylosan in the dictionary

  1. xyloryctid
  2. xyloryctids
  3. xylos
  4. xylosaccharide
  5. xylosaccharides
  6. xylosan
  7. xylosans
  8. xylose
  9. xyloses
  10. xylosidase
  11. xylosidases

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