xylan
noun
xylan is spelled X-Y-L-A-N: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, xylan means “A polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of xylan is xylans.
How many letters and syllables are in xylan?
| Letters | 5: X-Y-L-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is xylan?
Xylan appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of xylan
- xylans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does xylan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Xylan in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense biochemistry: a polysaccharide consisting of xylose residues:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | xylane |
| Spanish | xilano |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.