xylan (plural xylans)
(carbohydrate) A polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants.
Source: Wiktionary
Xy"lan, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A gummy substance of the pentosan class, present in woody tissue, and yielding xylose on hydrolysis; wood gum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
