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arabine

arabine is the alternative form of arabin.

Meaning of arabin

Noun

arabin (countable and uncountable, plural arabins)

  1. (dated) A carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, found in gum arabic
  2. (dated) Mucilage, especially that made of gum arabic

Forms of arabine

pluralarabines

Questions about arabine

What is arabine the alternative form of?
Arabine is the alternative form of arabin.

Words near arabine in the dictionary

  1. arabinanase
  2. arabinanases
  3. arabinans
  4. arabinase
  5. arabinases
  6. arabine
  7. arabines
  8. arabinitol
  9. arabino
  10. arabino-
  11. arabino-oligosaccharide

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