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Definition of Xylse

Xy"lose (?), n. [Pref. xylo- + -ose.] (Chem.) An unfermentable sugar of the pentose class, C5H10O5, formed by the hydrolysis of xylan; wood sugar.

Xy"lose (?), n. [Pref. xylo- + -ose.] (Chem.) An unfermentable sugar of the pentose class, C5H10O5, formed by the hydrolysis of xylan; wood sugar.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)



  • a white crystalline substance, a sugar, derived from wood
  • (chemistry) One of the pentoses, C5H10O5
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia



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