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hexosan

[ hek-suh-san ]

noun

  1. any of a group of hemicelluloses that hydrolyze to hexoses.


hexosan

/ ˈhɛksəˌsæn /

noun

  1. any of a group of polysaccharides that yield hexose on hydrolysis


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hexosan1

First recorded in 1890–95; hexose + -an

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hexosaminehexose