ribofuranose

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noun

The furanose form of ribose

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

nounribofuranose (plural ribofuranoses)

plural ribofuranoses

  1. biochemistryThe furanose form of ribose

Origin

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

From ribo- + furanose.

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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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