arabinose
[
uh
-
rab
-
uh
-nohs,
ar
-
uh
-b
uh
-]
/əˈræb əˌnoʊs, ˈær ə bə-/
noun
,
Chemistry
1.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C
5
H
10
O
5
, obtained from plant gums or made synthetically from glucose, used chiefly as a culture medium in bacteriology.
Also called
pectin sugar,
pectinose
.
Origin
1880-85;
arabin
the soluble essence of certain gums ((
gum
)
arab(ic)
+
-in
2
) +
-ose
2
Related forms
arabinosic
[
uh
-rab-
uh
-
nos
-ik, ar-
uh
-b
uh
-]
/əˌræb əˈnɒs ɪk, ˌær ə bə-/
(
Show IPA
),
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
arabinose
arabinose
/
əˈræbɪˌnəʊz;
-ˌnəʊs
/
noun
1.
a pentose sugar in plant gums, esp of cedars and pines. It is used as a culture medium in bacteriology. Formula: C
5
H
10
O
5
Word Origin
C19: from
arabin
(from (
gum
)
arab
(
ic
) +
-in
) +
-ose
²