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1. (n.) ribose
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C
Etymology: (< G Ribose, earlier Ribonsäure (1891) =Ribon (from Arabinosearabinose , by arbitrary rearrangement and shortening) +Säure acid)
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1. (noun) ribose
a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid
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1. ribose
A pentose active in biological systems usually in its D-form.
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