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xylulose

xylulose noun: the ketopentose (3R,4S)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentan-2-one.

Noun

xylulose (countable and uncountable, plural xyluloses)

  1. The ketopentose (3R,4S)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentan-2-one.

Forms of xylulose

pluralxyluloses

Origin of xylulose

From xyl- + -ulose, from levulose.

Words formed from xylulose

Questions about xylulose

What does xylulose mean?
Xylulose means the ketopentose (3R,4S)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentan-2-one.
What part of speech is xylulose?
Xylulose is a noun.
What is the plural of xylulose?
The plural of xylulose is xyluloses.

Words near xylulose in the dictionary

  1. xyloyl
  2. xylozine
  3. XYLs
  4. xylulokinase
  5. xylulokinases
  6. xylulose
  7. xyluloses
  8. xylyl
  9. xylylene
  10. xylylenes
  11. xylylic

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