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WOOD SUGAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics
Synonyms:
wood sugar; xylose
Classified under:
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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