(derived from xylose)

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• xylose — /zuy lohs/, n. Chem. 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. [1890 95; < Gk xýl(on) wood +… …   Universalium

• xylose — noun One of the pentoses, CHO, a white crystalline substance, a sugar, derived from wood. Syn: wood sugar See Also: xylosyl, xylosylglucoside …   Wiktionary

• xylose — /ˈzaɪloʊz/ (say zuylohz), / oʊs/ (say ohs) noun a colourless crystalline aldopentose, C5H10O5, derived from xylan, straw, corncobs, etc., by treating with heated dilute sulphuric acid, and dehydrating to furfural if stronger acid is used. {xyl(o) …  

• Xylitol — A sweetener found in plants that is used as a substitute for sugar. Xylitol is considered a nutritive sweetener because it provides calories, just like sugar. (Saccharin is an example of a nonnutritive sweetener, one that has no calories.) * * *… …   Medical dictionary

• xylosyl — noun A univalent radical derived from xylose …   Wiktionary

• xylaric acid — noun The aldaric acid derived from xylose …   Wiktionary

• xylitol — noun a pentahydric alcohol, CHO, penta hydroxy pentane; derived from xylose; used as a sweetener Syn: E967 …   Wiktionary

• carbohydrate — /kahr boh huy drayt, beuh /, n. any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the… …   Universalium

• Cellulosic ethanol — also know by the name Ceetol, is a biofuel produced from wood, grasses, or the non edible parts of plants. [ One Hundred Tenth Congress of the United States of America. [http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110 cong… …   Wikipedia

• Ethanol — For other uses, see Ethanol (disambiguation). Grain alcohol redirects here. It is not to be confused with Neutral grain spirit. Ethanol …   Wikipedia

• test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… …   Medical dictionary