pentosan

 [pen-tuh-san]  

pen·to·san

   [pen-tuh-san]
noun Biochemistry.
any of a class of polysaccharides that occur in plants, humus, etc., and form pentoses upon hydrolysis.
Origin:
< German (1892), equivalent to Pentos(e) pentose + -an -ane
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pentosan (ˈpɛntəˌsæn)
 
—n
biochem any of a group of polysaccharides, having the general formula (C5H8O4)n: occur in plants, humus, etc
 
[C20: from pentose + -an]

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