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Meaning of pentosan | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any polysaccharide composed of pentoses.

Equivalents

Italiano pentosano

Examples

“Thanks to its pentosans, rye flour absorbs eight times its weight in water, while wheat flour absorbs two. Unlike starch, the pentosans don't retrograde and harden after being cooked and cooled. So they provide a soft, moist texture that helps gives rye breads a shelf life of weeks.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

pentosan polysulfate pentose pentose phosphate pathway pentoside pentosidine pentostatin