Xylose

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Xylose \Xy"lose\, n. [Pref. xylo- + -ose.] (Chem.)
     An unfermentable sugar of the pentose class, {C5H10O5},
     formed by the hydrolysis of xylan; wood sugar.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  xylose
       n : a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for
           diabetics [syn: {wood sugar}]