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xylose

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noun Chemistry.

a colorless, crystalline pentose sugar, C5H10O5, derived from xylan, straw, corncobs, etc., by treating with heated dilute sulfuric acid, and dehydrating to furfural if stronger acid is used.

Origin of xylose

1890–95; < Greek xýl(on) wood + -ose2
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Related Words for xylose

carbohydrate, candy, levulose, lactose, saccharin, caramel, sucrose, maltose, fructose, dextrose, saccharose, sweetener, glucose

Examples from the Web for xylose

Historical Examples of xylose

  • No trace of this substance is obtained from the xylose product.

  • When finally hydrolyzed, they yield arabinose and xylose, respectively.

    The Chemistry of Plant Life

    Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

  • The product of hydrolysis appears, therefore, to be xylose or a closely related derivative.

  • All attempts to obtain a crystallisation of xylose from the solution neutralised (BaCO3), filtered, and evaporated, failed.

  • They have found it possible to work up the corn cobs into glucose and xylose by heating with acid.

    Creative Chemistry

    Edwin E. Slosson

British Dictionary definitions for xylose

xylose

noun

a white crystalline dextrorotatory sugar found in the form of xylan in wood and straw. It is extracted by hydrolysis with acids and used in dyeing, tanning, and in foods for diabetics. Formula: C 5 H 10 O 5
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xylose in Medicine

xylose

[zī′lōs′]

n.

A white crystalline sugar used in dyeing and tanning and in diabetic diets.wood sugar
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xylose in Science

xylose

[zī′lōs′]

A white crystalline sugar extracted from wood, straw, and corn. It is used in dyeing and tanning and as a substitute for sucrose in diabetic diets. Chemical formula: C5H10O5.
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