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Arabinose
Ar′a-bin-oseˊ
,Noun.
(Chem.)
A sugar of the composition
C5H10O5
, obtained from cherry gum by boiling it with dilute sulphuric acid. Definition 2024
arabinose
arabinose
English
Noun
arabinose (plural arabinoses)
- (biochemistry) An aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin.
Translations
aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides
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Portuguese
Noun
arabinose f (plural arabinoses)
- (biochemistry) arabinose (aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides)