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Portuguese
Etymology
From xilo- + -ose (compare French xylose, Spanish xilosa).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔzi, -ɔzɨ
- Hyphenation: xi‧lo‧se
Noun
xilose f (usually uncountable, plural xiloses)
- (biochemistry) xylose (a sugar derived from wood)
Further reading
- “xilose”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “xilose”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “xilose”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “xilose”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024