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wood sugar
noun
, Chemistry.
- a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 10 O 5 , the dextrorotatory form of xylose: used chiefly in dyeing and tanning.
wood sugar
noun
- chem another name for xylose
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wood sugar1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
Xylose, also called wood sugar, is abundant in nature, being present in variable quantities in most plants.
From The Guardian
Cobalt will use the wood sugar “waste” from the particle board production as the feedstock to make biobutanol.
From Forbes
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