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rhamnose

rhamnose noun: a methyl-pentose, 6-deoxy-L-mannose, which occurs in the leaves and flowers of poison ivy and is a constituent of many plant glycosides.

Noun

rhamnose (plural rhamnoses)

  1. A methyl-pentose, 6-deoxy-L-mannose, which occurs in the leaves and flowers of poison ivy and is a constituent of many plant glycosides.

rhamnose meaning in Tamil

rhamnose in Tamil

சர்க்கரை வகை

Forms of rhamnose

pluralrhamnoses

Origin of rhamnose

From translingual Rhamnus "genus of buckthorns" + -ose (“used to form names of sugars”).

Words formed from rhamnose

Questions about rhamnose

What does rhamnose mean?
Rhamnose means a methyl-pentose, 6-deoxy-L-mannose, which occurs in the leaves and flowers of poison ivy and is a constituent of many plant glycosides.
What is rhamnose in Tamil?
Rhamnose in Tamil is சர்க்கரை வகை. See Rhamnose meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rhamnose?
Rhamnose is a noun.
What is the plural of rhamnose?
The plural of rhamnose is rhamnoses.

Words near rhamnose in the dictionary

  1. rhamnopolysaccharides
  2. rhamnopyranose
  3. rhamnopyranoses
  4. rhamnopyranoside
  5. rhamnopyranosides
  6. rhamnose
  7. rhamnoses
  8. rhamnosidase
  9. rhamnosidases
  10. rhamnoside
  11. rhamnosides

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