arabinose

[ uh-rab-uh-nohs, ar-uh-buh- ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C5H10O5, obtained from plant gums or made synthetically from glucose, used chiefly as a culture medium in bacteriology.

Origin of arabinose

1
1880–85; arabin the soluble essence of certain gums ((gum) arab(ic)) + -in2) + -ose2

Other words from arabinose

  • a·rab·i·nos·ic [uh-rab-uh-nos-ik, ar-uh-buh-], /əˌræb əˈnɒs ɪk, ˌær ə bə-/, adjective

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How to use arabinose in a sentence

  • The wound gums, for example, yield arabinose, and the wood gums yield xylose.

    The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
  • When hydrolyzed, they yield arabinose and a hexose; the latter is sometimes galactose and sometimes mannose.

    The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
  • It is, therefore, similar to amygdalin, except that one glucose molecule is replaced by arabinose.

    The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
  • This was directly established for glucose, lævulose, galactose, and arabinose .

  • On hydrolysis, it yields glucose, arabinose, and d-mandelo nitrile.

    The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

British Dictionary definitions for arabinose

arabinose

/ (əˈræbɪˌnəʊz, -ˌnəʊs) /


noun
  1. a pentose sugar in plant gums, esp of cedars and pines. It is used as a culture medium in bacteriology. Formula: C 5 H 10 O 5

Origin of arabinose

1
C19: from arabin (from (gum) arab (ic) + -in) + -ose ²

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