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See also: Ribose
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From German Ribose, formed from Ribonsäure, the first element of which comes from a rearrangement of English arabinose.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ribose (plural riboses)
- (biochemistry) A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that constitute the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin.
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Translations[edit]
naturally occurring pentose sugar
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French[edit]
Noun[edit]
ribose m (plural riboses)
Further reading[edit]
- “ribose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Lithuanian[edit]
Noun[edit]
ribosè
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: ri‧bo‧se
Noun[edit]
ribose f (usually uncountable, plural riboses)
- (biochemistry) ribose (a naturally occurring pentose sugar)
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