WOOD SUGAR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics

Synonyms:

wood sugar; xylose

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("wood sugar" is a kind of...):

carbohydrate; saccharide; sugar (an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain)

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