Home › Words › A › acetylxylanacetylxylanacetylxylan · noun — any acetylated xylan.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom acetyl + xylan.nounAny acetylated xylanDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.acetylglucosaminyl 71% match — Any acetyl derivative of a glucosaminyl radical vs acetylxylan →acetylant 68% match — Any acetylation agent vs acetylxylan →xylosan 68% match — Any of a group of compounds formed by pyrolysis of xylose or of hemicellulose. vs acetylxylan →xylanesterase 68% match — An esterase that catalyses the hydrolysis of xylans vs acetylxylan →acetoxyacetyl 67% match — An acetoxy derivative of an acetyl radical vs acetylxylan →acetoxylated 66% match — Modified by acetoxylation vs acetylxylan →arabinoxylan 66% match — A hemicellulose found in the primary and secondary cell walls of plants, consisting of copolymers of arabinose and xylose. vs acetylxylan →xylanase 65% match — Any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of xylan. vs acetylxylan →