English Explanatory Dictionary

furanose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

any cyclic hemiacetal form of a monosaccharide having a five-membered ring (the tetrahydrofuran skeleton)

Word forms

furanose furanoses

Etymology

From furan + -ose.

Related words

furan furanosyl pyranose

Derived words

erythrofuranose fructofuranose galactofuranose hexofuranose ketofuranose pentofuranose ribofuranose xylofuranose

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