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Definition of: arabinose
(ə·rab′ə·nōs, ar′ə·bə-) noun
A colorless crystalline sugar of the pentose class, C5H10O5, obtained from the gums of certain plants or by synthesis from glucose. [<ARAB-(IC) + -IN + -OSE]
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