Arabinose Definition

ə-răbə-nōs, ărə-bə-
noun
A crystalline pentose sugar, C5 H10 O5 , obtained from plant polysaccharides such as gums and hemicelluloses.
American Heritage
A pentose sugar, C5H10O5, obtained esp. from certain vegetable gums.
Webster's New World
A pentose sugar, C5 H10 O5 , obtained from plant polysaccharides such as gums and hemicelluloses.
American Heritage Medicine

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

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Other Word Forms of Arabinose

Noun

Singular:
arabinose
Plural:
arabinoses

Origin of Arabinose

  • (gum) arab(ic) –in –ose

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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