Meanings
nounxylonolactonase (plural xylonolactonases)
plural xylonolactonases
- Any lactonase that is active against xylonolactones.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kes-
- Proto-Indo-European*ksewlo-der.?
- Ancient Greekξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon)
- Englishxylo-
- Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
- Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
- Frenchglucose
- Englishglucosebf.
- Englishxylose
- Englishxylonic
- Latinlac
- Englishlacto-
- GermanKeton
- Englishketone
- Englishlactone
- Englishxylonolactone
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*dwís
- Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
- Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
- Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
- Englishdiastase
- Englishxylonolactonase
From xylonolactone + -ase.
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APA
xylonolactonase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylonolactonase
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“xylonolactonase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylonolactonase. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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