Definitions for xylans

xylans xy·lan

Spelling: [zahy-lan]
IPA: /ˈzaɪ læn/

Xylans is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 55 anagrams from letters in xylans (alnsxy).

Definitions for xylans

noun

  1. the pentosan occurring in woody tissue that hydrolyzes to xylose: used as a source of furfural.

Origin of xylans

1890-95; Greek xýl(on) wood + -an, variant of -ane

Examples for xylans

The pentosans, araban and xylan, occur normally in the stems and outer seed coats of many common plants.

Word Value for xylans
Scrable

15

Words with friends

16

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