Definitions for pentosan

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pentosan pen·to·san

Spelling: [pen-tuh-san]

IPA: /ˈpɛn təˌsæn/

Pentosan is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 355 anagrams from letters in pentosan (aennopst).

Definitions for pentosan

noun

1. any of a class of polysaccharides that occur in plants, humus, etc., and form pentoses upon hydrolysis.

Origin of pentosan

German (1892), equivalent to Pentos(e) pentose + -an -ane