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xy·lan
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ˈzaɪ
læn
/
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zahy
-lan
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noun
Chemistry
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the pentosan occurring in woody tissue that hydrolyzes to xylose: used as a source of furfural.
Origin:
1890–95;
<
Greek
xýl
(
on
) wood +
-an,
variant of
-ane
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xylan
(ˈzaɪlæn)
—
n
biochem
a yellow polysaccharide consisting of xylose units: occurs in straw husks and other woody tissue
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