rhamnose

R1H4A1M3N1O1S1E1

noun

A methyl-pentose, 6-deoxy-L-mannose, which occurs in the leaves and flowers of poison ivy and is a constituent of many plant glycosides.

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

nounrhamnose (plural rhamnoses)

plural rhamnoses

  1. biochemistryA methyl-pentose, 6-deoxy-L-mannose, which occurs in the leaves and flowers of poison ivy and is a constituent of many plant glycosides.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῥᾰ́μνος (rhắmnos)
  2. LatinRhamnusinflu.
  3. Late Latinrhamnus
  4. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  5. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  6. Frenchglucose
  7. Englishglucosebf.
  8. Englishrhamnose

From translingual Rhamnus "genus of buckthorns" + -ose (“used to form names of sugars”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 鼠李糖
  • 鼠李糖 (shǔlǐtáng)methyl-pentose
Esperanto ramnozo
  • ramnozomethyl-pentose
Finnish ramnoosi
  • ramnoosimethyl-pentose
Italian ramnosio
  • ramnosiomethyl-pentose
Polish ramnoza
  • ramnozamethyl-pentose
Spanish ramnosa
  • ramnosamethyl-pentose

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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