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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hexosan1

First recorded in 1890–95; hexose + -an

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