arabinose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

Word forms

arabinose arabinoses

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab)bor. Ancient Greek Ἄρᾰψ (Árăps) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός (Arabikós)bor. Latin arabicusder. English arabic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English arabin Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English arabinose From arabin + -ose.

Related words

arabinan arabinase

Derived words

aminoarabinose arabinonucleic arabinosic arabinoside cytosine arabinoside

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