Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xylan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: xy-lan
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants.

Inflected Forms

xylans (plural)

Derived Forms

acetylxylan heteroxylan xylanase xylanohydrolase xylanolysis xylanolytic

Questions

What does xylan mean?: A polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants.

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