wood sugar
noun Chemistry.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C5H10O5, the dextrorotatory form of xylose: used chiefly in dyeing and tanning.
Origin of wood sugar
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby wood sugar
wood screw,
wood shot,
wood sorrel,
wood spirit,
wood stork,
wood sugar,
wood tar,
wood thrush,
wood tick,
wood turning,
wood turpentine
British Dictionary definitions for wood sugar
Medical definitions for wood sugar
wood sugar
n.
xylose