释义 |
xylose Chem.|ˈzaɪləʊs| [f. Gr. ξύλον wood + -ose2.] A colourless carbohydrate, C5H10O5, obtained by the action of sulphuric acid on xylan; also called wood-sugar.
1894Muir & Morley Watts' Dict. Chem. IV. 538/2. 1899 J. Cagney tr. von Jaksch's Clin. Diagn. vii. (ed. 4) 334 [Pentose], in the form of arabinose, rhamnose and xylose, has been identified in the urine. |