Definition
pentosan
noun
- A polysaccharide composed of five-carbon sugar units, found in plant cell walls and used in various industrial and pharmaceutical applications.
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- Pentosan is a major component of hemicellulose in plant tissues.
- The pharmaceutical industry uses pentosan polysulfate to treat certain inflammatory conditions.
- Researchers studied how pentosan affects the structural integrity of plant cell walls.
- Pentosan compounds are extracted from wood pulp during industrial processing.