pentosan
pen·to·san
noun \ˈpen-tə-ˌsan\Definition of PENTOSAN
: any of various polysaccharides that yield only pentoses on hydrolysis and occur widely in plants
Origin of PENTOSAN
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1892
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