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rhamnose

noun
rham·​nose | \ ˈram-ˌnōs How to pronounce rhamnose (audio) , -ˌnōz\

Definition of rhamnose

: a crystalline sugar C6H12O5 that occurs usually in the form of a glycoside in many plants and is obtained in the common dextrorotatory l form

First Known Use of rhamnose

1888, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for rhamnose

International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Rhamnus, genus of the buckthorn; from its being produced from a plant of this genus

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rhamnose

noun
rham·​nose | \ ˈram-ˌnōs, -ˌnōz How to pronounce rhamnose (audio) \

Medical Definition of rhamnose

: a crystalline sugar C6H12O5 that occurs combined in many plants and is obtained in the common dextrorotatory L-form

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