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A gummy substance of the pentosan class, present in woody tissue, and yielding xylose on hydrolysis; wood gum.

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  1. A gummy class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/substance">substance of the class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/pentosan">pentosan class, present in woody tissue, and yielding xylose on hydrolysis; wood gum.
  2. A gummy class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/substance">substance of the class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/pentosan">pentosan class, present in woodytissue, and yielding xylose on hydrolysis; wood gum.