Answer: xylose

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XYLOSESugar, in chemistry.
XYLOSEChemical sugar
XYLOSEWood sugar
xylosea crystalline aldose sugar C5H10O5 that is not fermentable with ordinary yeasts and occurs especially as a constituent of xylans from which it is obtained by hydrolysis
xylosecolorless, crystalline pentose sugar, C5H10O5, derived from xylan, straw, corncobs, etc., by treating with heated dilute sulfuric acid, and dehydrating to furfural if stronger acid is used