English Explanatory Dictionary

rhamnose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A methyl-pentose, 6-deoxy-L-mannose, which occurs in the leaves and flowers of poison ivy and is a constituent of many plant glycosides.

Word forms

rhamnose rhamnoses

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῥᾰ́μνος (rhắmnos)der. Late Latin Rhamnusinflu. Late Latin rhamnusder. Translingual Rhamnus Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English rhamnose From translingual Rhamnus "genus of buckthorns" + -ose (“used to form names of sugars”).

Derived words

rhamnoside rhamnosyl
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