Definitions for arabinoseəˈræb əˌnoʊs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•rab•i•noseəˈræb əˌnoʊs(n.)
a white, crystalline solid, C5H10O5, used esp. as a culture medium in bacteriology.
Category: Chemistry
Origin of arabinose:
1880–85; arabin the soluble essence of certain gums = ((gum) arab(ic)+ -in1) + -ose2
a•rab`i•nos′ic-ˈnɒs ɪk(adj.)
Wiktionary
arabinose(Noun)
An aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin.
Webster Dictionary
Arabinose(noun)
a sugar of the composition C5H10O5, obtained from cherry gum by boiling it with dilute sulphuric acid
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