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a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics

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  1. n. a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics
  2. An unfermentable sugar of the class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/pentose">pentose class, C5H10O5, formed by the hydrolysis of xylan; wood sugar.
  3. An unfermentable sugar of the class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/pentose">pentose class, C5H10O5, formed bythe hydrolysis of xylan; wood sugar.
  4. n a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics