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| ri·bose [ r bss ] |
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organic sugar: a white crystalline sugar found in all living cells as a constituent of RNA and many other metabolically important compounds, including ribonucleotides, nucleic acids, and riboflavin. C5H10O5
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| [Late 19th century. < German, alteration of arabinose] |
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