ribulose

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noun

a ketopentose whose phosphate derivatives participate in photosynthesis

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Meanings

nounribulose (countable and uncountable, plural ribuloses)

plural ribuloses

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistrya ketopentose whose phosphate derivatives participate in photosynthesis

Translations

Catalan ribulosa
  • ribulosaketopentose whose derivatives participate in photosynthesis
Hungarian ribulóz
  • ribulózketopentose whose derivatives participate in photosynthesis
Italian ribulosio
  • ribulosioketopentose whose derivatives participate in photosynthesis
Spanish ribulosa
  • ribulosaketopentose whose derivatives participate in photosynthesis
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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