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XYLOSE

\zˈa͡ɪlə͡ʊz], \zˈa‍ɪlə‍ʊz], \z_ˈaɪ_l_əʊ_z]\

Definitions of XYLOSE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A sugar, C5H10O5, from leek-wood and jute.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

One of the simple sugars (pentose), CH2OH (CHOH)3CHO, found widely distributed in plant life.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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