furanose

F4U1R1A1N1O1S1E1

noun

Any cyclic hemiacetal form of a monosaccharide having a five-membered ring (the tetrahydrofuran skeleton).

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

nounfuranose (plural furanoses)

plural furanoses

  1. chemistryAny cyclic hemiacetal form of a monosaccharide having a five-membered ring (the tetrahydrofuran skeleton).

Origin

  1. Latinfurfur
  2. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  3. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  4. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  5. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  6. Latinalcohol
  7. Proto-Indo-European*de
  8. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  9. Proto-Italic*dē
  10. Latindē
  11. Latinde-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  14. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  15. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  16. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  17. GermanAldehyd
  18. Englishaldehydeclip.
  19. Englishfurfural
  20. Englishfuran
  21. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  22. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  23. Frenchglucose
  24. Englishglucosebf.
  25. Englishfuranose

From furan + -ose.

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APA

furanose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furanose

MLA

“furanose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furanose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “furanose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furanose.

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