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Definition of Pentosan
1. n. One of a class of substances (complex carbohydrates widely distributed in plants, as in fruits, gums, woods, hay, etc.) which yield pentoses on hydrolysis.
Definition of Pentosan
1. Noun. (carbohydrates) Any polysaccharide composed of pentoses ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pentosan
1. a complex carbohydrate [n -S]
Medical Definition of Pentosan
1. A poly-or oligosaccharide of a pentose; e.g., arabans, xylans. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pentosan
Literary usage of Pentosan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention (1902)
"The percentage of pentosan, therefore, does not necessarily point to cherry gum
as a possible adulterant of gum arabic with cherry gum ; neither does the ..."
2. Botanical Abstracts by Board of Control of Botanical Abstracts (1921)
"Shoots of hardy varieties of apple, like Wealthy and Yellow Transparent, had
higher pentosan content than the more tender varieties, like the Missouri ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"per cent. hydrochloric acid yield some furfurol, indicating the presence of some
pentosan body. Ten soils containing widely different amounts of organic ..."
4. Hydration and Growth by Daniel Trembly MacDougal (1920)
"The extensive use of agar to represent the pentosan element in ... the matter
depending chiefly on the nature of the pentosan, gum, or mucilage which ..."
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