Meanings
nounarabinose (countable and uncountable, plural arabinoses)
plural arabinoses
- countableuncountablebiochemistryAn aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Latinarabicus
- Englisharabic
- Englisharabin
- Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
- Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
- Frenchglucose
- Englishglucosebf.
- Englisharabinose
Translations
Catalan arabinosa
- arabinosaaldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides
Chinese Mandarin 阿拉伯糖
- 阿拉伯糖 (ālābótáng)aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides
Esperanto arabinozo
- arabinozoaldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides
Finnish arabinoosi
- arabinoosialdopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides
Indonesian arabinosa
- arabinosaaldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides
Italian arabinosio
- arabinosioaldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides
Portuguese arabinose
- arabinosealdopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides
Spanish arabinosa
- arabinosaaldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides
Thai น้ำตาลอาราบิโนส
- น้ำตาลอาราบิโนส (nám dtaan aaraabìnôht)aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides
Cite this entry
APA
arabinose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arabinose
MLA
“arabinose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arabinose. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arabinose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arabinose.
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