aminoarabinose

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noun

An amino sugar derived from arabinose

OriginEnglish arabinose ← French glucose ← Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos) →
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Meanings

nounaminoarabinose (plural aminoarabinoses)

plural aminoarabinoses

  1. biochemistryAn amino sugar derived from arabinose

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  2. LatinAmmōn
  3. Latinammoniacus
  4. Englishammonia
  5. Englishamine
  6. Englishamino-
  7. Englisharabin
  8. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  9. Frenchglucose
  10. Englishglucosebf.
  11. Englisharabinose
  12. Englishaminoarabinose

From amino- + arabinose.

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APA

aminoarabinose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminoarabinose

MLA

“aminoarabinose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminoarabinose. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aminoarabinose,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminoarabinose.

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