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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

xy•lan n. [Chem.]

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

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

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