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a•rab•i•nose



Pronunciation: (u-rab'u-nōs", ar'u-bu-), [key]
—n. Chem.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C5H10O5, obtained from plant gums or made synthetically from glucose, used chiefly as a culture medium in bacteriology. Also called pectin sugar, pectinose.

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Arabic numeralsarabinoside

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