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furanose

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fu·ra·nose   (fyŏŏr'ə-nōs')   
n.  A sugar having a cyclic structure resembling that of furan.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fu·ra·nose
Pronunciation: 'fyur-&-"nOs, -"nOz
Function: noun
: a sugar having an oxygen-containing ring of five atoms
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furanose fu·ra·nose (fy&oobreve;r'ə-nōs')
n.
A sugar having a cyclic structure resembling that of furan.

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furanose   (fyr'ə-nōs')  Pronunciation Key 
Any of a class of simple sugars (monosaccharides) that has a ring containing four carbon atoms and one oxygen atom (a furan ring). Fructose and ribose are furanoses.
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