xylose

xylose

See also: Xylose

English

Structure diagram of xylose

Linear form

Noun

xylose (countable and uncountable, plural xyloses)

1. (organic chemistry) One of the pentoses, C₅H₁₀O₅, a white crystalline sugar, derived from wood.

Synonyms

• wood sugar

Related terms

• xylosyl
• xylosylglucoside

Translations

wood sugar

Czech: xylóza (cs) f Finnish: ksyloosi French: xylose (fr) m German: Xylose (de) f Hindi: काष्ठशर्करा (kashthasharkaraa) Hungarian: xilóz (hu) Irish: xileos m, xiolós m

Italian: xilosio m Polish: ksyloza f Portuguese: xilose f Russian: ксило́за (ru) f (ksilóza) Slovak: xylóza (sk) f Spanish: xilosa (es) f

Anagrams

• lyxose