Found 2 items, similar to xylose.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: xylose
xylose
n : a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for
diabetics [syn:
wood sugar]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Xylose
Xylose
\Xy"lose\, n. [Pref. xylo- + -ose.] (Chem.)
An unfermentable sugar of the pentose class,
C5H10O5,
formed by the hydrolysis of xylan; wood sugar.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]