xylose

English - Turkish

Definition of xylose in English Turkish dictionary

{i} odun şekeri

{i} ksiloz

(Tıp) Akgürgen ağacından ve Hint kenevirinden çıkarılan bir şeker, ksiloz (C5H10O5)

English - English

Definition of xylose in English English dictionary

One of the pentoses, C5H10O5, a white crystalline substance, a sugar, derived from wood

a white crystalline substance, a sugar, derived from wood

One of the pentoses, C{5}H{10}O{5}

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

{i} type of carbohydrate (Chemistry)

An unfermentable sugar of the pentose class, C5H10O5, formed by the hydrolysis of xylan; wood sugar

Hyphenation

xy·lose

Synonyms

wood sugar

Etymology

[ 'zI-"lOs, -"lOz ] (noun.) circa 1894. International Scientific Vocabulary.