xylose

See also: Xylose

English

Structure diagram of xylose

Linear form

Noun

xylose (countable and uncountable, plural xyloses)

1. (biochemistry) One of the pentoses, C₅H₁₀O₅, a white crystalline sugar, derived from wood.

   Synonym: wood sugar

Related terms

• xylosyl
• xylosylglucoside

Translations

wood sugar

• Catalan: xilosa f
• Czech: xylóza (cs) f
• Esperanto: ksilozo
• Finnish: ksyloosi
• French: xylose (fr) m
• German: Xylose (de) f
• Hindi: काष्ठशर्करा f (kāṣṭhaśarkarā)
• Hungarian: xilóz (hu)
• Irish: xileos m, xiolós m
• Italian: xilosio m
• Polish: ksyloza f
• Portuguese: xilose f
• Russian: ксило́за (ru) f (ksilóza), древе́сный са́хар m (drevésnyj sáxar, literally “wood sugar”)
• Slovak: xylóza (sk) f
• Spanish: xilosa (es) f
• Ukrainian: ксило́за f (ksylóza), деревни́й цу́кор m (derevnýj cúkor, literally “wood sugar”)

Anagrams

• Oxleys, lyxose