Meanings
nounxylose (countable and uncountable, plural xyloses)
plural xyloses
- countableuncountablebiochemistryOne of the pentoses, C₅H₁₀O₅, a white crystalline sugar, derived from wood.
Synonyms: wood sugar
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne of the pentoses, C₅H₁₀O₅, a white crystalline sugar, derived from wood.
Similar
More synonyms by meaning
nouna sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics
Similar
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kes-
- Proto-Indo-European*ksewlo-der.?
- Ancient Greekξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon)
- Englishxylo-
- Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
- Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
- Frenchglucose
- Englishglucosebf.
- Englishxylose
Translations
Catalan xilosa
- xilosawood sugar
Czech xylóza
- xylózawood sugar
Esperanto ksilozo
- ksilozowood sugar
Finnish ksyloosi
- ksyloosiwood sugar
French xylose
- xylosewood sugar
German Xylose
- Xylosewood sugar
Hindi काष्ठशर्करा
- काष्ठशर्करा (kāṣṭhaśarkarā)wood sugar
Hungarian xilóz
- xilózwood sugar
Irish xileos, xiolós
- xileoswood sugar
- xiolóswood sugar
Italian xilosio
- xilosiowood sugar
Polish ksyloza
- ksylozawood sugar
Portuguese xilose
- xilosewood sugar
Russian ксило́за
- ксило́за (ksilóza)wood sugar
Slovak xylóza
- xylózawood sugar
Spanish xilosa
- xilosawood sugar
Ukrainian ксило́за
- ксило́за (ksylóza)wood sugar
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
xylose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylose
MLA
“xylose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylose. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xylose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylose.
Source: xylose on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.