arabinose
noun
arab·i·nose ə-ˈra-bə-ˌnōs 
-ˌnōz
: a white crystalline aldose sugar C5H10O5 occurring especially in vegetable gums
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The researchers found sugars like arabinose and xylose -- but the most significant finding was ribose. 
Jessie Yeung, CNN, 21 Nov. 2019 Both approaches pointed to a gene for an enzyme that makes arabinose, a sugar found primarily in the plant cell wall, Willis reported. Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 29 Aug. 2019
Jessie Yeung, CNN, 21 Nov. 2019 Both approaches pointed to a gene for an enzyme that makes arabinose, a sugar found primarily in the plant cell wall, Willis reported. Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 29 Aug. 2019 Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary arabin (the solid principle in gum arabic, from gum arabic + -in entry 1) + -ose
First Known Use
1889, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
arabinose
noun
arab·i·nose ə-ˈrab-ə-ˌnōs, -ˌnōz
: a white crystalline aldose sugar C5H10O5 occurring especially in vegetable gums
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