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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PENTOSAN

From pentose + -an.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PENTOSAN

pentosan  [ˈpɛntəˌsæn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENTOSAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pentosan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PENTOSAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pentose

A pentose is a monosaccharide with five carbon atoms. Pentoses are organized into two groups. Aldopentoses have an aldehyde functional group at position 1. Ketopentoses have a ketone functional group in position 2 or 3.

Definition of pentosan in the English dictionary

The definition of pentosan in the dictionary is any of a group of polysaccharides, having the general formula n: occur in plants, humus, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENTOSAN


Elsan
ˈɛlsæn
Fuji-san
ˈfuːdʒɪˌsæn
hexosan
ˈhɛksəˌsæn
Marsanne
mɑːˈsæn
Pusan
ˈpuːˈsæn
salvarsan
ˈsælvəˌsæn
san
sæn
triclosan
traɪˈkləʊsæn
zymosan
ˈzaɪməʊˌsæn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENTOSAN

pentimento
pentiti
pentito
Pentland Firth
pentlandite
pentobarbital
pentobarbital sodium
pentobarbitone
pentode
pentomic
pentose
pentose phosphate pathway
pentoside
Pentothal sodium
pentoxide
pentroof
pentstemon
pentyl
pentyl acetate
pentylene

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENTOSAN

archdiocesan
artisan
Asosan
basan
bipartisan
black-eyed Susan
chitosan
courtesan
diocesan
Formosan
Illinoisan
kisan
lazy Susan
Nisan
nonpartisan
paisan
Parmesan
partisan
Susan
Xhosan

Synonyms and antonyms of pentosan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pentosan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENTOSAN

Find out the translation of pentosan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pentosan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pentosan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

戊聚糖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pentosán
570 millions of speakers

English

pentosan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pentosan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بنتوزان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пентозана
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pentosan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pentosan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pentosan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pentosan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pentosan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ペントサン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

펜 토산
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pentosan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pentosan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pentosan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेंटोसॅन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pentozanın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pentosano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pentosanu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пентозану
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pentosan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πεντοσάνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pentosan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pentosan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pentosan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pentosan

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENTOSAN»

The term «pentosan» is normally little used and occupies the 124.139 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENTOSAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pentosan» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pentosan» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pentosan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENTOSAN»

Discover the use of pentosan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pentosan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Chemistry and Technology of Furfural and its Many ...
The Kinetics of Pentose Formation from Pentosan The rate of pentose formation from pentosan is proportional to the pentosan concentration, but is diminished by the sequence reaction of pentose to furfural, so that d[PENTOSE]/dt ...
K.J. Zeitsch, 2000
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Nonanticoagulant Actions of Glycosaminoglycans
A number of investigators have examined the anticoagulant actions of pentosan polysulfate. Unlike heparin, pentosan polysulfate prevents coagulation independently of AT-III31-32. Pentosan polysulfate has been shown to inhibit coagulation ...
Job Harenberg, Benito Casu, 1996
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Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Reference Guide to Fetal ...
PENTOSAN Risk Factor: Urinary Tract Agent (Analgesic) FETAL RISK RECOMMENDATION: Limited Human Data - Animal Data Suggest Low Risk BREAST FEEDING RECOMMENDATION: No Human Data - Probably Compatible ...
Gerald G. Briggs, Roger K. Freeman, Sumner J. Yaffe, 2008
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Sourcebook of Methods of Analysis for Biomass and Biomass ...
Title: Pentosans in Pulp Citation: CPPA 6.12 Content: This method is suitable for highly refined pulps with low pentosan content. With suitable variation in size of test speci— men or dilution of the distillate, or both, the method is applicable to ...
T. Milne, A.H. Brennan, B.H. Glenn, 1990
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Handbook of Cereal Science and Technology, Second Edition, ...
The total pentosan content of flour has been reported to vary from 1 to 2%. Wheat pentosans consist of soluble and insoluble linear arabinoxylans and branched arabinogalactans. Arabinoxy- lans consist of linear xylans with single ...
Karel Kulp, 2000
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Paper: Devoted to the Manufacture, Sale and Use of Pulp and ...
The calculation to pentosan is based on the equation : CsH10O6— HsO=C,H,04 in which the pentosan is considered as an anhydride of pentose, though the constitution of the anhydride is not clear. Two formulas, as below, have been ...
‎1921
7
The AARP Guide to Pills: Essential Information on More Than ...
ELMIRON«; 100 mg; Capsule Johnson and Johnson/Merck What are pentosan capsules? PENTOSAN (Elmiron®) is used to treat the pain or discomfort of a bladder disorder called interstitial cystitis. Pentosan is also a very weak blood thinner.
MaryAnne Hochadel, Jerry Avorn, 2007
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Current Therapy in Pain
These appear to be the patients that have the greatest chance of benefitting from treatment with heparinoid medications. The mainstay of this class of medications is pentosan polysulfate. Whereas the putative mechanism of this medication is ...
Howard S. Smith, 2008
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American chemical journal
These figures cannot be directly compared with the former, for they have been obtained by a somewhat different method. It was of consequence to know whether the amount of pentosan increases in wood after this is ready made. In order to ...
‎1894
10
Bread Staling
This interpretation is based on the finding that pentosans could retain large amounts of water.51 It is possible that some imbibing water can be physically trapped within a pentosan gel, but the actual hydration of these polysaccharides is ...
Pavinee Chinachoti, Yael Vodovotz, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENTOSAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pentosan is used in the context of the following news items.
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Carlton doctor to help test experimental knee treatment
Bloom will help Melbourne biotech company Paradigm Pharmaceuticals in a clinical trial to test pentosan polysulfate sodium, a drug that has ... «The Age, Jun 15»
2
Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals looks to raise up to $8M under IPO
The company is initially focused on repurposing the drug Pentosan Polysulphate Sodium (PPS), a non-steroidal treatment for many ... «Proactive Investors Australia, Jun 15»
3
Waiting for bounce from grinding ball maker
Paradigm is “repurposing” an old anti-inflammatory drug — pentosan polysulphate sodium (PPS) — to treat bone bruising commonly caused by ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
4
Paradigm launches share offer
PARADIGM is seeking to "repurpose" an already existing drug, pentosan polysulphate sodium (PPS), to treat a common sports injury: bone ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»
5
Research and Markets: Global and Chinese Pentosan Polysulfate …
Market Research Report on Global and Chinese Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium Industry, 2009-2019 is a professional and in-depth market ... «Business Wire, Mar 15»
6
Bindarit, an Inhibitor of Monocyte Chemotactic Protein Synthesis …
Pentosan Polysulfate: a Novel Glycosaminoglycan-Like Molecule for Effective Treatment of Alphavirus-Induced Cartilage Destruction and ... «Journal of Virology, Dec 14»
7
Buyback backlash over a backdoor takeover
To counter the tyranny of time, Kaufman's new play is based on a “repurposed” compound called pentosan polysulphate sodium (PPS), which ... «The Australian, Dec 14»
8
Paradigm advances drug for sports injuries
Paradigm, chaired by former Mesoblast and CSL executive Graeme Kaufman, said it hopes to advance an existing drug – pentosan ... «The Australian Financial Review, Dec 14»
9
Paradigm BioPharmaceuticals launches $13.5m IPO
Proceeds from the IPO will be used to help fund efforts including a phase II trial of the historic drug pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS) in a new ... «Australian Life Scientist, Nov 14»
10
Senior citizen diagnosed with 'incurable' brain disorder
According to Tushar, a medication called Pentosan Polysulfate (PPS) was used in northern Ireland for treating CJD. “We will explore options ... «Indian Express, Nov 14»

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