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pentosan
[ pen-tuh-san ]
noun
Biochemistry.
- any of a class of polysaccharides that occur in plants, humus, etc., and form pentoses upon hydrolysis.
pentosan
/ ˈ±èÉ›²Ô³Ùəˌ²õæ²Ô /
noun
- biochem any of a group of polysaccharides, having the general formula (C 5 H 8 O 4 ) n : occur in plants, humus, etc
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pentosan1
C20: from pentose + -an
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After a court battle, the family won the right to use the experimental drug pentosan polysulphate in January 2003.
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The lignin material generally consists of two types of substances, one of which contains a closed-ring nucleus of unknown composition and the other is probably a pentosan.
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