Etymology

rhamnopyranose

R1H4A1M3N1O1P3Y4R1A1N1O1S1E1

Today it means: The pyranose form of rhamnose Full definition →

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

  1. Ancient Greekῥᾰ́μνος (rhắmnos)
  2. LatinRhamnusinflu.
  3. Late Latinrhamnus
  4. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  5. Frenchglucose
  6. Englishglucosebf.
  7. Englishrhamnose
  8. Englishrhamno-
  9. Englishpyranose
  10. English todayrhamnopyranose

From rhamno- + pyranose.

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