xylan

English - Turkish

Definition of xylan in English Turkish dictionary

ksilan

English - English

Definition of xylan in English English dictionary

A polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants

A gummy substance of the pentosan class, present in woody tissue, and yielding xylose on hydrolysis; wood gum

wood gum

Hyphenation

xy·lan

Etymology

[ 'zI-"lan ] (noun.) circa 1894. International Scientific Vocabulary.