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Where does “rhamnopyranoside” come from?

rhamnopyranoside (English) comes from English rhamno-, from English rhamnose, from English -ose, from English glucose, from French glucose, from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος — sweet new wine, must; sweetness.

rhamnopyranoside (English): Any pyranoside derived from rhamnose

Definitions

  1. Any pyranoside derived from rhamnose

Ancestry of “rhamnopyranoside”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrhamno-rhamnose
2EnglishrhamnoseA methyl-pentose, "6-deoxy-L-mannose", which...
3English-osefull of, like; Used to form the names of sugars
4EnglishglucoseA simple monosaccharide with a molecular formula...
5Frenchglucoseglucose; first-person singular present indicative...
6Ancient Greekγλεῦκοςsweet new wine, must; sweetness
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