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Where does “glucofuranose” come from?

glucofuranose (English) comes from English furan, from English furfural, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل.

glucofuranose (English): The cyclic form of glucose that has a furan ring...

Definitions

  1. The cyclic form of glucose that has a furan ring...

Ancestry of “glucofuranose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfuranAny of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds...
2EnglishfurfuralA heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan; it...
3English-ál—
4EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
5GermanAldehydaldehyde
6Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
7Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
8Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
9Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
10Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “glucofuranose”

  • glucofuranosyl
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