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ribose

ri·bose

UK/ˈɹaɪbəʊz/ uncommon

noun

1.

a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid

Origin

From German Ribose, formed from Ribonsäure, the first element of which comes from a rearrangement of English arabinose.

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