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pec⋅tin⋅ose

[pek-tuh-nohs]
–noun Chemistry.
arabinose.
Also called pectin sugar.


Origin:
pectin + -ose 2

a⋅rab⋅i⋅nose

[uh-rab-uh-nohs, ar-uh-buh-]
–noun Chemistry.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C5H10O5, obtained from plant gums or made synthetically from glucose, used chiefly as a culture medium in bacteriology.
Also called pectin sugar, pectinose.


Origin:
1880–85; arabin the soluble essence of certain gums (( gum ) arab(ic) + -in 2 ) + -ose 2


a⋅rab⋅i⋅nos⋅ic [uh-rab-uh-nos-ik, ar-uh-buh-] , adjective
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Main Entry: arab·i·nose
Pronunciation: &-'rab-&-"nOs, -"nOz
Function: noun
: a white crystalline aldose sugarC5H10O5 occurring especially in vegetable gums
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