lyx-

combining form

variants or lyxo-

1

: related to lyxose

lyxoflavin

2

usually lyxo- usually italic : having the stereochemical arrangement of atoms or groups found in lyxose

d-lyxo-3-hexulose

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Etymology

lyxose

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