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xyloses

xyloses is the plural of xylose.

Meaning of xylose

Noun

xylose (countable and uncountable, plural xyloses)

  1. One of the pentoses, C₅H₁₀O₅, a white crystalline sugar, derived from wood.
    Synonyms:
    wood sugar

Questions about xyloses

What is xyloses the plural of?
Xyloses is the plural of xylose.

Words near xyloses in the dictionary

  1. xylosaccharide
  2. xylosaccharides
  3. xylosan
  4. xylosans
  5. xylose
  6. xyloses
  7. xylosidase
  8. xylosidases
  9. xyloside
  10. xylosides
  11. xylosidic

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