Etymology

rhamnulose

R1H4A1M3N1U1L1O1S1E1

Today it means: a particular deoxyketohexose related to sorbose Full definition →

translingual Rhamnus
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  1. translingual · derived fromRhamnus“genus of buckthorns”
  2. English todayrhamnulose

From translingual Rhamnus (“genus of buckthorns”) + -ulose (“a ketose”).

Words from the same roots

translingualRhamnus all →

rhamnaserhamninrhamnolipid

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