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xylulose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
xy-lu-lose
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ketopentose (3R,4S)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentan-2-one.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From xyl- + -ulose, from levulose.

Usage

Inflected Forms

xyluloses (plural)

Derived Forms

deoxyxylulose

Questions

What does xylulose mean?
The ketopentose (3R,4S)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentan-2-one.
Where does xylulose come from?
From xyl- + -ulose, from levulose.

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