xylose

Noun

Meaning

a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

wood sugar fructose sugar glucose sucrose candy carbohydrate caramel maltose saccharin sweetener saccharose levulose lactose glycerol
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Hypernyms

sugar carbohydrate saccharide

Related terms

xylosyl

Anagrams

lyxose

Close letter words and terms

xyloryctid xylosaccharide xylosan xylosidase xyloside xylosidic