Etymology

arabinose

A1R1A1B3I1N1O1S1E1

Today it means: An aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin. Full definition →

English glucosebf. ← French glucose ← Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)
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The story

  1. Latinarabicus
  2. Englisharabic
  3. Englisharabin
  4. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  5. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  6. Frenchglucose
  7. Englishglucosebf.
  8. English todayarabinose

From arabin + -ose.

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