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Arabinose

Ar′a-bin-oseˊ

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Noun.
(Chem.)
A sugar of the composition
C5H10O5
, obtained from cherry gum by boiling it with dilute sulphuric acid.

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arabinose

arabinose

English

Noun

arabinose (plural arabinoses)

  1. (biochemistry) An aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin.

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arabinose f (plural arabinoses)

  1. (biochemistry) arabinose (aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides)