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ALL meanings of xylan

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  • noun xylan A polysaccharide found in plant cell walls that hydrolyzes to xylose. 1
  • noun xylan (biochemistry) A polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants. 0
  • noun xylan a yellow polysaccharide consisting of xylose units: occurs in straw husks and other woody tissue 0
  • noun xylan a yellow, gummy pentosan that is found in woody tissues and yields xylose upon hydrolysis 0
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