xylopyranose

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noun

The pyranose form of xylose.

OriginEnglish pyranose ← French glucose ← Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos) →
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Meanings

nounxylopyranose (plural xylopyranoses)

plural xylopyranoses

  1. biochemistryThe pyranose form of xylose.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ksewlo-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon)
  4. Englishxylo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  6. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  7. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  8. Ancient Greekπυρά (purá)
  9. Latinpyra
  10. Englishpyre
  11. Englishpyran
  12. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  13. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  14. Frenchglucose
  15. Englishglucosebf.
  16. Englishpyranose
  17. Englishxylopyranose

From xylo- + pyranose.

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APA

xylopyranose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylopyranose

MLA

“xylopyranose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylopyranose. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xylopyranose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylopyranose.

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