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Where does “desoxyribose” come from?

desoxyribose (English) comes from English ribose, from German Ribose, from English arabinose, from English arabin, from English arabic, from Latin arabicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός, from Ancient Greek Ἄραψ — to flow sharply.

desoxyribose (English): Alternative spelling of deoxyribose

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of deoxyribose

Ancestry of “desoxyribose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishriboseA naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a...
2GermanRiboseribose
3EnglisharabinoseAn aldopentose that occurs most often in...
4EnglisharabinA carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, found...
5Englisharabic—
6LatinarabicusArabic
7Ancient GreekἈραβικός—
8Ancient GreekἌραψArab; Arabian
9ArabicعَرَبArabs; Arab
10Arabicعَرَبَto flow sharply

Words derived from “desoxyribose”

  • desoxyribonucleic
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