释义 |
xy·lose \ˈzīˌlos also -ōz\ noun (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary xyl- + -ose : a crystalline aldose sugar of the pentose class C5H10O5 that is not fermentable with ordinary yeasts and that is found especially as the d-form as a constituent of xylans and obtained therefrom by hydrolysis with acids — compare wood sugar |