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Plant substance
Answer for the clue "Plant substance ", 8 letters:
pentosan
Word definitions for pentosan in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pentosan \Pen"to*san\, n. Also -sane \-sane\ [From Pentose .] (Chem.) One of a class of substances (complex carbohydrates widely distributed in plants, as in fruits, gums, woods, hay, etc.) which yield pentoses on hydrolysis.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context carbohydrate English) Any polysaccharide composed of pentoses