wood sugar

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 10 O 5 , the dextrorotatory form of xylose: used chiefly in dyeing and tanning.

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wood sugar British  

noun

1. chem another name for xylose

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Etymology

Origin of wood sugar

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Biomass fuels use energy from plants — corn, used to make ethanol, but also hemp, wood, sugar cane and even yard waste — to produce electric power.

From Washington Post • Jun. 1, 2015

The principal articles of export are wood, sugar, cattle, glass and glassware, iron and ironware, eggs, cereals, millinery, fancy goods, earthenware and pottery, and leather goods.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

But now the immense strategical importance of Havana was realized, while the value of the Island, in its products of copper, wood, sugar, hides and other commodities, was appreciated.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 1 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher

The air is very temperate and wholesome, though under the torrid zone; the soil fertile, and the country produces red or Brazil wood, sugar, amber, rosin, balm, tobacco, train oil, confectionary, &c. 

From A Museum for Young Gentlemen and Ladies Or, a Private Tutor for Little Masters and Misses by

We are not informed what were the goods imported; but most probably they were Brazil wood, sugar, and cotton.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by Stevenson, William