xylan

xylan
xy·lan 'zī-.lan n a yellow gummy pentosan that yields xylose on hydrolysis and is abundantly present in plant cell walls and woody tissue

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xy·lan (ziґlan) any of a group of pentosans composed of xylose residues; they are major structural constituents of wood, straw, and bran.

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