arabinose

[ uh-rab-uh-nohs, ar-uh-buh- ]

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.

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

Other Words From

• a·rab·i·nos·ic [uh, -rab-, uh, -, nos, -ik, ar-, uh, -b, uh, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of arabinose¹

1880–85; arabin the soluble essence of certain gums ( (gum) arab(ic) ) + -in ² ) + -ose ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of arabinose¹

C19: from arabin (from ( gum ) arab ( ic ) + -in ) + -ose ²

Example Sentences

The wound gums, for example, yield arabinose, and the wood gums yield xylose.

From Project Gutenberg

When hydrolyzed, they yield arabinose and a hexose; the latter is sometimes galactose and sometimes mannose.

From Project Gutenberg

It is, therefore, similar to amygdalin, except that one glucose molecule is replaced by arabinose.

From Project Gutenberg

This was directly established for glucose, lævulose, galactose, and arabinose .

From Project Gutenberg

On hydrolysis, it yields glucose, arabinose, and d-mandelo nitrile.

From Project Gutenberg