rhamnulose

R1H4A1M3N1U1L1O1S1E1

noun

a particular deoxyketohexose related to sorbose

Origintranslingual Rhamnus →
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Meanings

nounrhamnulose (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistrya particular deoxyketohexose related to sorbose

Origin

  1. translingualRhamnus“genus of buckthorns”
  2. Englishrhamnulose

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

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APA

rhamnulose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhamnulose

MLA

“rhamnulose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhamnulose. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhamnulose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhamnulose.

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